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

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Khan, Z., Louwerse, J., & Paige, J. (2026, October 4). Coroner releases official cause of death for Nobu Malibu chef as witnesses reveal horrific new details. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/04/us-news/coroner-releases-official-cause-of-death-for-nobu-malibu-chef/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-04 · by Zain Khan, Jeremy Louwerse, Jamie Paige

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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.
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Ryo Uchimiya, a 51-year-old longtime chef at the famous Nobu Malibu restaurant, was killed early Saturday morning when a teenager driving a Range Rover SUV struck his parked vehicle on Pacific Coast Highway near Carbon Canyon Road in Malibu. The teenager, who was reportedly speeding, veered across the fog line and hit Uchimiya's car while he slept inside, preparing for an early work shift at Nobu. This collision caused a chain reaction that involved three vehicles. Authorities have not filed charges against the teen driver as of Sunday morning, but they are still investigating the incident. Surveillance footage shows the violent impact and subsequent crashes. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office ruled Uchimiya’s death an accident due to multiple blunt force injuries.

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“While both articles discuss the same tragic incident involving a 16-year-old driver in a Range Rover hitting and killing Ryo Uchimiya, Article B focuses on the ownership of the vehicle involved in the crash rather than the immediate aftermath or details of the accident itself.”
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Malibu GPE · 2× California GPE · 1× Jefferson “Zuma Jay” Wagner PERSON · 1× Nobu GPE · 1× Ryo Uchimiya PERSON · 1× The California Post ORG · 1× The California Post App ORG · 1× Uchimiya PERSON · 1× Wagner PERSON · 1×

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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.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-04
🔮 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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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
Wagner → see → Post
“They get out, they don’t look in their mirrors. asserted
they → get → mirrors
They hit the cyclists, run into car doors.” asserted
They → hit → doors
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