Father of Pepperdine student killed in PCH crash hopes for changes to make road safer

"I hope to, I guess, honor Peyton, by helping folks work towards changing things there so that the highway's made safer," said the father of Peyton Stewart, one of four Pepperdine students hit and killed in a crash on PCH.It's been two weeks since four Pepperdine students were killed in a crash on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, and the father of one of those young women says though it's been rough, he'll never forget his beloved daughter.

The three other victims were identified as Niamh Rolston, 20, Asha Weir, 21, and Deslyn Williams, 21. They were all sorority sisters and seniors at Pepperdine's Seaver College of Liberal Arts. Following the students' deaths, there's renewed attention to safety issues along PCH. A safety study was released in 2015 with 130 recommendations, many of which include adding raised medians, crosswalks, or adjusting turn lanes. One of the recommendations was to look into building a complete sidewalk between Carbon Canyon and Rambla Pacifico, the very stretch of road where the four students were killed.

CalTrans, which manages PCH, told ABC7 this was ruled out because there's no easement. It has highlighted several other projects in the works, such as a left turn arrow on to Las Flores, and synchronized lights, set to go into effect next year.

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