A 51-year-old employee of the Nobu Malibu restaurant was fatally injured in a parked car Saturday morning when a Range Rover crashed into him on Pacific Coast Highway, authorities said.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department identified the victim as Ryo Uchimiya and said he arrived at work early Saturday and was waiting in his car outside the restaurant, an upscale Japanese restaurant known for its celebrity sightings.
The Range Rover, driven by a 16-year-old boy, struck Uchimiya’s car around 6:50 a.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. John Addington.
He said it appeared the boy had been speeding. No charges have been filed but an investigation is underway. No other injuries were reported.
The 21-mile stretch of Pacific Coast Highway that runs through Malibu is one of the deadliest and most notorious roads in the state, averaging about four crash-related deaths per year over the past decade.
In October 2023, authorities say, a 24-year-old Malibu man driving a BMW at an estimated speed of 104 miles per hour in a 45 mph zone struck three parked cars, which struck and fatally injured four sisters in Pepperdine University’s Alpha Phi sorority.
The driver, Fraser Bohm, was charged with murder and the incident led to increased safety measures, such as cameras and higher fines for speeding.
Construction zones proliferated in the area after the January 2025 fires destroyed local homes and businesses, leading to reduced speed limits.
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