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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alart, hourly update, breaking crime news. Now, I'm Jennifer Gould.
The moment of impact was a sheer horror show on
Malibu's infamous Pacific Coast Highway, where four brilliant young college
women were vaporized by a millionaire son driving a death machine. Now,
a Los Angeles judge has refused to drop the most
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severe charge, second degree murder, against Fraser Baum, a Malibu
rich kid accused of turning a scenic road into a
gruesome kill zone. Bomb was not pushing for the dismissal
of all charges in the case. Rather, his team argued
that he should only face charges of vehicular manslaughter. Here's
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Attorney Alan Jackson in court to the same.
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Charges that Brian Kober is facing. That's the point. Crian
Cooper broke into a dorm and slaughtered four people. He's
facing four counts murder a pleadium. It was tragic, it
was emotional, it's devastate, but it wasn't murder.
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Bomb twenty four, a former Oaks Christian School baseball standout,
failed in his bid to downgrade the charges following the
October seventeenth, twenty twenty three catastrophe that claimed the lives
of Pepperdine University sorority sisters Neom Ralston twenty, Asha Weir
twenty one, Peyton Stewart twenty one, and Deslyn Williams twenty one.
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All four died instantly. Two others were hurt bomb walked
away unharmed. The appalling facts presented in Van Nuy's court
paint a picture of lethal recklessness. Bomb free on a
four million dollar bail slashed from eight million, drove his
red BMW, a gift from his wealthy parents divorce settlement
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at maniacal speeds black box. A rip from the wreckage
confirmed the car accelerated from ninety three miles per hour
to a shattering one hundred and four miles per hour
and a forty five mile per hour zone just two
point five seconds before he smashed into three parked cars,
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obliterating the victims who were walking nearby on a stretch
locally known as dead Man's Curve. The defense, led by
high profile celebrity attorney Alan Jackson, famous for representing high
stakes clients like Karen Reid, tried to spin the tragedy
as a panic fueled reaction to a road rage incident,
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arguing that speed alone does not constitute murder, but LA
Superior Court Judge Thomas Rubsen savagely dismissed the excuse. The
judge was not buying the road rage lie, stating there
was quote no evidence of a chase and that Bomb
was unquote driving extremely fast, close to even above one
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hundred miles per hour end quote. The judge pointed to
the damning evidence proving implied malice Bomb had previously lost
two close friends in a high speed accident and knew
how dangerous speeding was. Baum's wealthy family, owners of an
eight point seven million dollar beach front estate, is bank
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rolling his defense. He showed little emotion, appearing only confused
as the court denied his motion. After rejecting Baum's bid
to dismiss the murder charges, the judge said another hearing
in January, where a trial date is expected to be set.
Bom remains free on bail. Meanwhile, the grieving parents of
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the four girls have all brought wrongful death civil lawsuits
against boem More Prime and Justice News. After this, a
routine TikTok Live turned into a fatal tragedy when content
creator thy Nishe known online as Tea Time, struck and
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killed a fifty nine year old pedestrian while driving and
streaming to thousands of followers. The horrific incident unfolded around
five forty six pm at the intersection of Sheridan Road
and thirty third Street in Zion, a Chicago suburb about
sixty five miles north of the city. Nishe was behind
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the wheel of her twenty fifteen Ford Edge, her young
child in the passenger seat when a screen recording of
her stream captured the moment disaster. Struck. Distracted by chatting
with viewers using TikTok's green screen feature to skirt the
app snow driving live policy, she barely glanced at the road.
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A sudden, loud thud echoed through the followed by Nishe's
panicked screams listen, Oh no, it was weird like something
that the stream then abruptly cuts off. The victim was
Darren Lucas, a beloved Beach Park resident and father who
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had just earned a promotion as a security guard at
six Flags Great America. Lucas, crossing the street near his
job at Taurus fresh Market, suffered massive blunt force trauma
to the head and body. First responders rushed him to
Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, where he was pronounced dead.
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Nisha remained at the scene, called nine one one and
cooperated with investigators. According to Zion Police, the Lake County
Major Crash Assistance Team is reconstructing the collision with lab
tests pending, but so far they can only confirm no
evidence of drugs or alcohol were involved in the fatal incident.
No charges haven't filed yet, though the resurfaced video posted
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to TikTok by a user has intensified scrutiny, and in
a stunning twist, nishe went live again three days later
for nearly four hours on a private account, citing poor
quote unquote mental capacity and asking followers for cash app
donations to support her quote unquote mental leave, while also
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teasing a new album. This tone deaf Plea immediately triggered
backlash from viewers who questioned her perceived lack of remorse
and finally talk about Pete's a pressure. Yasmin Razo twenty
one of Holiday Florida just turned US nineteen into her
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personal racetrack, allegedly clocking in at a scorching one hundred
and seven miles per hour in a fifty five mile
per hour zone. When cops stopped her Kia Forte. The
big question wasn't if she was speeding, but why. Her
dramatic confession was a total deep dish dilemma. She was
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trying to get to Little Caesar's before the twelve am
closing time. That's a whole new level of commitment to
a hot and ready fix. Arazo was charged with a
misdemeanor and released on bond. We guess she found out
that rushing a simple five dollars meal can come with
a pie sized fine. Next time, she might want to
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slice the speed and order ahead. Just some advice for
the latest crime and justice news. Followed the Crime Alert
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I'm Jennifer Gould.