S A N TA M O N I C A
REFLECTING THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY smmirror.com
October 20 - October 26, 2023 Volume CXXV Issue 216
INSIDE
Indulge in Culinary Excellence: Carbon Beach Club’s DineLA Menu Delights PAGE 8
Heartbreaking Crash on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu Leaves Community in Mourning Tragedy Claims Lives of Four Pepperdine Seniors on PCH, Injures Two Others By Dolores Quintana On Tuesday, October 17, at 8:30 p.m., a deadly crash on Pacific Coast Highways took the lives of four Pepperdine seniors, Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, Asha Weir, and Deslyn Williams, who were reportedly studying at the undergraduate campus, Seaver College. Pepperdine University confirmed their identities on Wednesday. Two other people were injured and taken to local hospitals, but nothing further is known about their conditions at this time. 22-year-old suspect, Fraser Michael Bohm, was arrested at the scene and later released. According to Los Angeles Sheriff Sgt. Maria Navarro, Bohm was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter
with gross negligence after driving his dark-colored BMW at a high rate of speed, according to investigators as quoted by The
Associated Press. Investigators also stated that they believe Bohm lost control of his car, which then hit three parked cars. The parked cars then
hit a group of people walking or standing alongside
PCH.
The
crash
happened
Crash on Highway, see page 7
Coffee Bean to Open Third Santa Monica Outpost Near 20th Street Third Santa Monica Location for the Worldwide Franchise
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is set to establish a new store at 2021 Santa Monica Boulevard, situated on the corner of 20th Street, reported What Now Los Angeles. The outlet reported that the incoming establishment will occupy the former deli space within the medical building at this address. This move follows a series
of local closures for CBTL, hinting at a potential positive turn for the global chain. A marketing representative for CBTL told What Now that a specific date hasn’t been confirmed. The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, established in 1963 in Brentwood, boasts a network of over 1,000 stores spread across California,
Arizona, Singapore, and Malaysia. Other Santa Monica locations for the worldwide coffee franchise are situated within the Promenade at 1312 Third Street Promenade and around the Pier at 380 Santa Monica Pier Ste 7.
BACK OR UNFILES
TAXES?
ALL FORMS • ALL TYPES • ALL STATES SAMUEL B. MOSES, CPA
(310) 395-9922
100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1753 • Santa Monica 90401