Crash on Pacific Coast Highway at Sweetwater Canyon Road, Malibu, California

Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 6:53 AM

Fatal crash4 vehicles

Reporting agency: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office
Report number: 026-04775-1016-470

From the CHP CCRS, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

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Where and when

Location: Pacific Coast Highway at Sweetwater Canyon Road
City, county: Malibu, Los Angeles County
Collision type: Rear End
Motor vehicle involved with: Parked Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit: 45 mph
Primary collision factor cited: No
Weather: Clear
Light: Dusk-Dawn
Road surface: No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run: No
People involved: 2
Injured: 0
Killed: 1

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2026 Land Rover Range Rover

Gray Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel: East
Maneuver: Other Unsafe Turning

Driver, male, under 18Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
Not injured

Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2025 Toyota Prius

Black Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel: East
Maneuver: Parked

Other, male, 51Restraint: Occupant Shoulder Harness Not Used. Airbag: Not Required
Fatal

Damage area not recorded

Unit 3: 2010 Mercedes-Benz Glk350

Black Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel: East
Maneuver: Parked

Damage area not recorded

Unit 4: 2026 Toyota Ch-R

Black Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel: East
Maneuver: Parked

What the officer recorded

Violation cited: 22107as recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited: VC SECTION VIOLATED - 22350as recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition: CELL PHONE USE UNKNOWNas recorded on the report

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Nearby and recent

31 crashes recorded on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu in the last 12 months, 7 with injuries.

Sep 21, 2026, 23359 Pacific Coast Highway at Private Property1 vehicleProperty damage only
Sep 19, 2026, Pacific Coast Highway at Sweetwater Canyon Drive3 vehiclesProperty damage only
Sep 11, 2026, Pacific Coast Hwy at Carbon Canyon Rd2 vehiclesProperty damage only

All Malibu crashes, October 2026

About this record

Source: CHP CCRS
Updates: Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here: October 25, 2026
Last updated: October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out: Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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