Caltrans Fails to Fast-Track PCH Safety After Tragic Crash Killing 4 Pepperdine Students
Published on November 20, 2023
Commentary City, county, and state officials, along with representatives from local law enforcement, Caltrans, and stakeholders, met on Nov. 14 at Malibu City Hall for a special public PCH Task Force meeting to discuss the implementation of emergency safety strategies on the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) after the Oct. 17 crash that killed four Pepperdine students. The meeting followed an emergency ordinance designed to expedite safety on PCH, passed at Malibu City Council on Nov. 13. State Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin opened the meeting with a moment of silence for Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, Asha Weir, and Deslyn Williams, who attended Seaver College at Pepperdine....