The California baseball player accused of mowing down four Pepperdine University students has been released on $4million bond after pleading not guilty to murder charges.
Fraser Bohm, 22, is free after posting bond at 8.21pm on Friday, according to CBS News.
Bohm was charged with four counts of murder after allegedly losing control of his red BMW along the Pacific Coast Highway on October 17.
He is accused of killing Niamh Rolston, 20, Peyton Stewart, Asha Weir and Deslyn Williams, all 21.
He pleaded not guilty in court on Wednesday and had his bail lowered from $8million to $4million.
Bohm’s family was in attendance at the hearing, some of whom live with him in a lavish $8million Malibu beach mansion.
Fraser Michael Bohm, 22, pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the deaths of four college students and posted $4 million bond
(L-R) Asha Weir, Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, and Deslyn Williams are pictured enjoying a meal together with friends just weeks before the women were mowed down and killed
Scenes from the crash show the 6’4, 190lbs former standout high school athlete’s mangled red 2016 BMW.
He was gifted the luxury car for his 18th birthday as part of his wealthy parents’ divorce settlement.
A bail review hearing is scheduled for Monday morning and a preliminary trial hearing will be held on December 15.
Bohm’s attorney, Michael Kraut, claimed in court that the former baseball star was involved in the crash because of a road rage incident that happened about three miles from the collision site.
‘We have evidence that the Sheriff’s Department did not want to take that clearly shows that there was a road rage incident that started at Duke’s, that this person chased him and tried to push him off the side of the road,’ Kraut told KTLA.
‘When (Bohm) accelerated to get away from him, that’s when the accident occurred,’ he added.
Bohm is pictured at the scene of the crash being given a sobriety test by cops
Witnesses claimed Bohm tried to flee the scene immediately after the collision before he was apprehended by stunned onlookers.
Footage obtained by KTLA from the night of the crash showed a grim-faced Bohm being given a sobriety test by cops while the mangled remains of his red BMW are seen being towed away.
Kraut claimed that security footage from the scene has been gathered to back up his allegations over a road rage incident.
He also alleged that the driver of the other car has been identified, adding: ‘The person admitted to a family member that they did drive him off the road.’
Early reports alleged that Bohm was speeding at over 100mph moments before the crash, but Kraut refuted these claims and said the ‘black box’ from his BMW will show he was driving at around 70mph.
All four of the victims died instantly when the BMW driven by Bohm – the night after his 22nd birthday – careered into them as they stood by their cars close to a Pepperdine frat house.
Traces of the accident can still be seen at the scene, including what appears to be blood on a wall
The red BMW involved in the deadly crash was given to Bohm on his 18th birthday .
The athlete, who has no previous criminal record, was initially charged with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence after the four college students were mowed down and killed.
His bond was set at $50,000, but payment was not required for his release on October 18, because he was freed by police pending further investigation.
After further investigation they charged him with murder and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office said if convicted, Bohm will face the possibility of multiple life sentences.
All four of the victims were seniors studying at Pepperdine’s Seaver College of Liberal Arts in Malibu, and they were sisters in the Alpha Phi sorority.
The women were walking near a group of parked cars in the area of Pacific Coast Highway known as ‘Dead Man’s Curve.’
The stretch of highway where the crash occurred has seen 49 deaths in the last 10 years.
The college students went on vacations together, spent time in their sorority house with one another and often posed for formals together.
Niamh, Asha, and Peyton all lived together in college last year, their social media pages suggested.
Video shows the group laughing over dinner and drinks together just weeks before their deaths.
Deslyn Williams (left) and Niamh Rolston (right) were sorority sisters and close friends
Peyton Stewart (left) and Asha Weir (right) were also part of Alpha Phi at Pepperdine University – and were pronounced dead alongside Deslyn and Niamh on October 17
According to her LinkedIn page, Niamh Rolston also worked as cheer and gymnastic coach while Asha Weir was a writing tutor at the school in her spare time.
Peyton Stewart volunteered at an old folks home and recently completed an internship at TikTok.
Deslyn Williams’s employer paid tribute to her in a heartbreaking Facebook post saying: ‘When you get the saddest news -21 miles of devastation – a road full of heart break.’ One commenter wrote: ‘Deslyn, RIP my queen.’