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Nobu Chef Killed By Teen Driver

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A longtime chef at the famed Nobu Malibu restaurant was killed in a multi-vehicle crash early Saturday after a teenage driver slammed into his parked car on Pacific Coast Highway, The California Post has learned.

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Surveillance footage showed the driver's SUV slamming into Uchimiya’s parked car, causing a chain-reaction crash that pushed the sedan into two other vehicles in front of him.

4 of 6 outletsfirst reported 4 Octwording from Fox News

Uchimiya suffered multiple blunt-force injuries and died at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner.

4 of 6 outletsfirst reported 5 Octwording from Daily Mail

'Obviously, it's been a very, very difficult day for so many people,' the manager told KTLA.

3 of 6 outletsfirst reported 5 Octwording from Daily Mail

Investigators with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department believe the teenage driver had been speeding before careening into Uchimiya's vehicle.

3 of 6 outletsfirst reported 5 Octwording from Daily Mail

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Longtime Nobu chef, 51, killed in horrific collision after speeding teenage driver slams into his vehicle on California highway Daily Mail

How it changed

  1. 3 Oct

    A longtime chef at the famed Nobu Malibu restaurant was killed in a multi-vehicle crash early Saturday after a teenage driver slammed into his parked car on Pacific Coast Highway, The California Post has learned.

    5 outlets · New York Post
  2. 4 Oct

    Uchimiya, a longtime chef at the celebrity-favorite Nobu Malibu, was found dead in the back seat of his vehicle following the crash around 7 a.m. Saturday near Carbon Canyon Road, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

    2 outlets · New York Post
  3. 5 Oct

    'Obviously, it's been a very, very difficult day for so many people,' the manager told KTLA.

    3 outlets · Daily Mail
  4. 6 Oct

    A witness told KTLA that the teenage driver appeared to be shocked and confused after the collision.

    2 outlets · Fox News

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