The Aporia · Coroner releases official cause of death for Nobu Malibu chef as witnesses reveal horrific new details

Coroner Ryo Uchimiya's death was ruled an accident after a 16-year-old driver in a Range Rover struck his parked car on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu while he slept inside. No arrests had been made by early Sunday morning. A local resident and former mayor, Jefferson “Zuma Jay” Wagner, testified to frequent dangerous driving incidents around the Nobu restaurant area, including speeding and lack of caution near cyclists.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-04, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Ryo Uchimiya, a 51-year-old chef at Nobu Malibu who had worked there since its early days, was killed in a multi-vehicle crash near Carbon Canyon Road on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Malibu around 7 a.m. on Saturday morning. Uchimiya was asleep in his parked car while preparing for a catering job in Santa Monica when a 16-year-old driver, traveling eastbound at least 50 mph, veered across the fog line and struck him head-on with an SUV. The impact caused Uchimiya's car to collide with two others.

Video footage from the scene shows the violent collision and subsequent chain reaction. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that no arrests had been made as of early Sunday morning, although they determined the manner of death was accidental. A local resident, former Malibu mayor Jefferson “Zuma Jay” Wagner, noted frequent dangerous encounters between drivers and cyclists on PCH near Nobu.

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“Both articles describe the identical incident of a Nobu chef being killed by a speeding teen driver on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, with consistent details about time, place, and outcome.”

Nobu Malibu chef was asleep in car on PCH when Range Rover hit him as new video emerges same event · 100%

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“Both articles describe the exact incident of Ryo Uchimiya being killed when a speeding SUV hit his parked car while he was sleeping inside, on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.”

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The medical examiner ruled the manner of death as an accident. Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now. Thanks for signing up! As of early Sunday, no arrests had been made.

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🔮 Jefferson “Zuma Jay” Wagner, a two-time former Malibu mayor and longtime surf shop owner, said he regularly witnesses dangerous encounters between drivers and cyclists on PCH, including outside Nobu.

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Coroner releases official cause of death for Nobu Malibu chef as witnesses reveal horrific new details · assertive framing

Ryo Uchimiya was killed early Saturday morning when a speeding 16-year-old driver in a Range Rover SUV struck his parked car on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu while Uchimiya was sleeping inside the vehicle. asserted

Uchimiya → kill → vehicle

The medical examiner ruled the manner of death as an accident. Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now. Thanks for signing up! As of early Sunday, no arrests had been made. asserted

arrests → rule → Sunday

Jefferson “Zuma Jay” Wagner, a two-time former Malibu mayor and longtime surf shop owner, said he regularly witnesses dangerous encounters between drivers and cyclists on PCH, including outside Nobu. asserted

he → say → Nobu

“I’m right across the street from Nobu. asserted

I → ’m → Nobu

I see it all the time,” Wagner told The California Post. asserted

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“They get out, they don’t look in their mirrors. asserted

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They hit the cyclists, run into car doors.” asserted

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Coroner releases official cause of death for Nobu Malibu chef as witnesses reveal horrific new details

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