City of Malibu Seeks Exit From Influencer’s Fatal Wreck Lawsuit

City of Malibu Seeks Exit From Influencer’s Fatal Wreck Lawsuit

The city of Malibu is seeking to be dismissed as a defendant from a consolidated lawsuit filed in connection with the Independence Day 2024 death of a ride-hailing driver in a collision allegedly caused by a social media influencer. Summer Wheaton, 33, goes by the Instagram handle “yepitsmesummer.” She was arrested in February 2025. The first Santa Monica Superior Court lawsuit by relatives was filed in 2024 and targeted Wheaton, Nobu Malibu and…

Malibu Seeks Exit From Lawsuit Over Deadly Fourth of July PCH Crash

The city of Malibu is seeking dismissal from a consolidated civil lawsuit over the fatal July 4, 2024, PCH crash involving influencer Summer Wheaton. In court papers filed May 22, the city argues plaintiffs failed to serve the summons in a timely fashion after Malibu revoked Nobu’s party permit before the head-on collision. Discover the upcoming October court date before Santa Monica Superior Court Judge David W. Swift.