Rabbi charged with felony murder after fatal car strike at California petrol station
Abba Bryski, 35, has been charged with felony murder after Nicholas Lang, 28, was struck by a car and died at a Costco petrol station in Camarillo, near Los Angeles. The case matters because prosecutors allege Bryski used his car as a deadly weapon, though the circumstances leading to the collision have not been reported.
Deputies were called to the scene last Tuesday and detained Bryski after witnesses identified him as the driver. Lang, who was from Modesto, was taken to hospital and later pronounced dead; Bryski also faces a charge of resisting, obstructing or delaying an officer and is being held on $3 million bail. He is due in court on Monday, and the investigation remains ongoing.
In short
- Rabbi Abba Bryski faces a felony murder charge.
- Nicholas Lang died after being hit at a Costco petrol station.
- The cause of the incident remains under investigation.
Explained simply
Felony murder is a legal charge that can apply when prosecutors say a death occurred during a serious crime, even if they do not allege that the person intended to kill anyone. The charge is an accusation, and the prosecution would need to prove its case in court.
The case concerns the deaths of Nicholas Lang and the role prosecutors allege Abba Bryski’s car played in the collision. A separate charge alleges Bryski resisted, obstructed or delayed an officer; the circumstances leading to the collision have not been reported.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Young rabbi is charged with murder after man is found dead at gas station in Los Angeles”.