A influencer drove drunk and killed a man as he left a party in Nobu Malibu, the police said – the tragedy then turned into a money -spinning advertisement.
Summer Wheaton is accused of driving while they are drunk and Martin Okeke kills in the Horror -Smash on July 4 last year and has now been charged, ABC7 reports.
The influencer was on his way back from Nobu's Ritzy White Party in Malibu when she collided with the vehicle of Okeke, the police said.
Despite the initial of her social media account, Wheaton has since returned to Instagram to post a shameful video where she spoke about her 'hard' times in recent months.
During the clip that $ 35 'faith -based' template to life organizational planners, Wheaton reassures her followers that 'beautiful things can bloom out of despair'.
“Do you know that feeling when life feels like it falls apart, but somehow it is the start of something very beautiful?” Wheaton said about a video with her on walks and on the beach.
“I went through moments when I really didn't know how I thorn,” she gushed in the video that was written: “things are not always the way they seem.”
However, she has not posted since she surrendered to the Sheriff's station of Malibu/Lost Hills on Monday where she was booked on several charges.
Influencer Summer Wheaton has been arrested in connection with a fatal drinking crash in which a driver was killed
Martin Okeke, 44, was killed when a car driven by Wheaton on July 4, 2024 collided with him on the Pacific Kustweghighway, the police said
Wheaton is accused of causing the fatal collision by getting behind the wheel while they are intoxicated after a Ritzy 4 July party
These include gross manslaughter of vehicles while they are intoxicated, run under the influence of alcohol that causes physical injury, confirmed the Sheriff's Department of Los Angeles County.
Okeke, a married father, was killed when Wheaton's Witte Mercedes crossed the central reserve and rode on the Pacific Coast Highway on the Pacific Coast Highway around 10.30 pm while it was driving on the Pacific Coast Highway in the opposite direction.
Hours earlier, Wheaton had been to an exclusive game that were attended by Like of Mike Tyson, Blake Griffin and Jamie Foxx.
Guests were treated to versions of Tyga and Wiz Khalifa, as well as Foxx.
The family of Okeke submitted an unlawful death suit in which they claimed that wheaton was 'seriously intoxicated and disabled' at the time of the crash.
In a GoFundme, Okeke's wife remembered him as “a loving and dedicated family man and a beloved member of the community.”
“He was known for his friendliness, generosity and relentless love for his family,” is the page.
He leaves his wife and their daughter who have been destroyed.
Since then she has been taken to Instagram and used the tragedy as content for a brand agreement
Okeke leaves his wife Chinasa and their daughter who described him as an 'emotional rock'
“He was not only the primary supplier for our family, but also our emotional rock, who always offered a smile, a smile and a reassuring word,” wrote his wife Chinasa Okeke.
Wheaton describes herself as a wellness lawyer on her Instagram, where she has more than 100,000 followers.
She is the founder of two start-ups, including a non-profit focused on self-preservation.
