The mother of one of four Pepperdine University students killed in a horror crash earlier this month punched the driver, Fraser Bohm, who “walked away without a scratch” as he was released on $4 million bond.
Niamh Rolston’s mother Tracy called the loss of her daughter ‘every parent’s worst nightmare’ in an emotional interview with Fox News digital.
Tracy revealed that Bohm and Niamh were classmates at Oaks Christian School, where he played varsity baseball and likely crossed paths with her daughter.
‘It is so hard. It is so hard. It’s every parent’s worst nightmare,” Rolston said. “You have a child and you just hope something like this never happens.”
“He killed four girls and walked away without a scratch, and now he’s free,” she added. “I know justice has to go through the process, but it’s very difficult.”
The California baseball player accused of shooting four Pepperdine University students was released on $4 million bail after pleading not guilty to murder.
Fraser Michael Bohm, 22, pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the deaths of four students and posted $4 million bail
(L-R) Asha Weir, Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart and Deslyn Williams are pictured having dinner with friends just weeks before the women were mowed down and murdered
Bohm, 22, is free after posting bond Friday around 8 p.m.
Bohm was charged with four counts of murder after allegedly losing control of his red BMW along the Pacific Coast Highway on October 17.
About Bohm, Rolston said, “He was driving so fast that he launched a car into them, and they died of blunt force trauma.”
Niamh’s father David Rolston heard about the accident on Wednesday morning and rushed to the scene with Tracy.
“I drove there hoping it wasn’t true, but her phone said she was there,” Rolston told Fox News Digital as he broke down in tears.
‘She was a happy girl. She loved life. She had everything going for her. They all did, and their lives were cut short.”
“It was very, very difficult to hear his lawyer say he was a victim,” Rolston told Fox News Digital.
“Our girls are gone, and he was driving 100 miles an hour and possibly texting. I mean, I realize he didn’t mean to kill them, but at the same time you can’t do what he did.”
Rolston said the loss was devastating for the family, including Niamh’s little brother.
“We’re not over this yet, and we never will be. It’s very unnatural to bury your child,” Rolston said
Bohm is accused of killing Niamh Rolston, 20, Peyton Stewart, Asha Weir and Deslyn Williams, all 21.
Bohm is shown at the scene of the accident being subjected to a sobriety test by police
Traces of the accident can still be seen at the scene, including what appears to be blood on the wall
The red BMW involved in the fatal crash was given to Bohm on his 18th birthday
He pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday and had his bail lowered from $8 million to $4 million.
Bohm’s family was present at the hearing, some of whom live with him in a lavish $8 million Malibu beach house.
Scenes from the crash show the 6-foot-4, 190-pound former standout high school athlete’s mangled red 2016 BMW.
He received the luxury car as a gift for his 18th birthday as part of his wealthy parents’ divorce settlement.
A bail hearing is scheduled for Monday morning and a preliminary 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 occurred about three miles from the scene of the collision.
“We have evidence that the Sheriff’s Department did not want to take, which clearly shows that there was a road rage incident that started at Duke’s, that this individual chased him and tried to push him off the side of the road,” Kraut told KTLA.
“When (Bohm) accelerated to get away from him, the accident happened,” he added.
Witnesses claimed that Bohm attempted to flee the scene immediately after the collision before being apprehended by stunned onlookers.
Footage obtained by KTLA from the night of the crash showed a grim-faced Bohm being given a field sobriety test by police as the mangled remains of his red BMW were towed away.
Kraut claimed that security footage from the scene was collected to support his allegations about a traffic incident.
He also claimed that the driver of the other car had been identified, adding: “The individual admitted to a family member that they ran him off the road.”
Early reports claimed Bohm was traveling at more than 100 mph (160 km/h) moments before the crash, but Kraut refuted these claims, saying his BMW’s ‘black box’ would show he was traveling at about 70 mph (110 km/h).
Deslyn Williams (left) and Niamh Rolston (right) were sorority sisters and close friends. Niamh’s mother punched the driver, Fraser Bohm, who ‘walked away without a scratch’ as he was released on $4 million bail
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.
All four victims were killed instantly when the BMW driven by Bohm — the night after his 22nd birthday — crashed into them as they stood by their car near a Pepperdine dorm.
The athlete, who has no previous criminal record, was initially charged with manslaughter by gross negligence after the four students were mowed down and killed.
His bail was set at $50,000, but payment was not required for his release on October 18 as he was released pending further investigation by police.
After further investigation, they charged him with murder and the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said that if convicted, Bohm would face the possibility of multiple life sentences.
All four 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 the Pacific Coast Highway known as “Dead Man’s Curve.”
On the stretch of highway where the accident occurred, 49 deaths have occurred in the past ten years.
The students vacationed together, spent time together in their dorms, and often posed together for formal occasions.
Niamh, Asha and Peyton all lived together at university last year, their social media pages suggested.
Video shows the group laughing while eating and drinking just weeks before their deaths.