The driving force of the automotive that collided head-on with a Cadillac SUV in Malibu on Thursday, leaving one individual lifeless and two injured, has been recognized as a “wellness advocate” and social media influencer.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division alleged that Summer season Wheaton was behind the wheel of a 2019 Mercedes Benz that crossed the middle median and crashed right into a 2020 Cadillac headed west on Pacific Coast Freeway.
The driving force of the Cadillac was killed on the scene. Wheaton and a passenger within the Cadillac have been taken to a close-by hospital to be handled for accidents.
Previously a licensed actual property agent, Wheaton most lately marketed herself as a “founder, speaker and wellness advocate” who helps wholesome consuming and way of life selections.
On Instagram, she has greater than 100,000 followers. However after she was recognized as the motive force within the lethal crash, Wheaton’s Instagram account was made non-public.
On her private web site, Wheaton is listed as CEO and founding father of “two progressive startups,” together with one firm that markets merchandising machines with wholesome snacks.
The positioning, the place Wheaton markets her companies and herself for talking engagements, was additionally faraway from public view by Tuesday. That day, its internet handle listed it as a non-public web site accessible solely to the proprietor.
Wheaton didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
The crash remains to be underneath investigation, a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Division stated.
The lethal crash occurred about 10:20 p.m. alongside the 2200 block of Pacific Coast Freeway, at about the identical time that Nobu Restaurant was holding a celebration that had not obtained the required metropolis permits, the Malibu Occasions reported.
