Ryo Uchimiya, a 51-year-old Nobu Malibu employee, was killed Saturday morning when a Range Rover struck his parked car on Pacific Coast Highway near the restaurant. The crash happened around 6:50 a.m., and no other injuries were reported.
Ryo Uchimiya on Saturday
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department identified Uchimiya as the victim. He had arrived at work early Saturday and was waiting in his car outside Nobu Malibu when the collision happened.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. John Addington said it appeared the 16-year-old driver had been speeding. No charges had been filed, and an investigation was underway.
Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu
The crash landed on a 21-mile stretch of Pacific Coast Highway through Malibu that has averaged about four crash-related fatalities per year over the last decade. In October 2023, a 24-year-old Malibu man driving a BMW at an estimated 104 miles per hour in a 45-mph zone struck three parked cars and fatally injured four Alpha Phi sorority sisters from Pepperdine University.
That driver, Fraser Bohm, has been charged with murder. The October 2023 crash prompted plans for increased safety measures such as cameras and increased fines for speeding, and construction zones proliferated in the area after the January 2025 fires that destroyed local homes and businesses.
Christopher Goffard of the Los Angeles Times has reported on the road’s fatal history, which now includes the death of Uchimiya. The immediate question for investigators is why the teenage driver struck a parked car on a road already marked by repeated high-speed crashes. Chris Sale vs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto rematch after 1-0 shutout is unrelated, but the contrast shows how quickly one event can dominate attention while another life changes on a roadside.
