A week after four Pepperdine students were killed in a car accident on the Pacific Coast Highway, the dangers along a particular stretch of the roadway are once again coming into focus.
This part of PCH has become known as “Dead Man’s Curve” due to the amount of accidents that have happened there.
Steve McClary, the city manager for Malibu, says the city is doing anything they can to avoid future fatalities.
“We've heard that the California Transportation Agency is currently pursuing increased CHP coverage for Malibu, especially at night to help stop with the street racing and the speeding,” he said.
L.A. Sheriff’s Captain Jennifer Seetoo told the Malibu City Council that they’ve already increased patrol as much as they can.
“The deputies just did a patrol stop two days ago, pulled somebody over and asked the person, ‘Do you know how fast you were going?’ And the person replied, ‘Maybe about 120.’ Person was going 109 miles an hour,” Seetoo says.
The driver, an 18-year-old woman without a license, was arrested for reckless driving. Her car was impounded for 30 days.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath says she’s planning to work with local and state officials to tackle the ongoing safety problems on PCH. She also notes that she reached out to the PCH Task Force to move up their December meeting. Horvath wants to make sure there is a comprehensive plan to combat the issues.
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