MALIBU, CA – Social media influencer Summer Wheaton has been identified as the driver involved in a fatal crash in Malibu on the 4th of July, officials tell Eyewitness News.
A preliminary investigation indicates that a white Mercedes-Benz driven by Wheaton crossed the center median Thursday night on Pacific Coast Highway and collided with a Cadillac Escalade heading in the opposite direction, according to sheriff’s department officials. The man driving the Cadillac died at the scene.
A passenger in the Cadillac and Wheaton were taken to the hospital. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the collision.
Wheaton, who has more than 100,000 followers on Instagram, describes herself as a speaker, wellness advocate, and nonprofit founder.
The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. after Wheaton left an exclusive event at Nobu restaurant attended by hundreds of guests known as the white party.
City officials say they denied Nobu a temporary use permit to hold the event because the owners did not comply with traffic and safety conditions. Still, the restaurant did not cancel the party.
“The city attorney responded advising them that doing so would constitute a willful violation of the city’s municipal code and would subject them to code enforcement action,” Malibu city manager Steve McClary said at the meeting.
Malibu residents have been fighting for safety improvements following numerous deadly crashes along PCH, including a collision that killed four Pepperdine University students last October. Malibu city leaders say the event at Nobu is being handled as a code enforcement case.
For more details, visit the original article on ABC7.
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