Overview
- Jason Elola, 49, died at a hospital after a fight that followed a crash near the I-580 off-ramp at Wilbeam and Norbridge avenues on Saturday evening.
- Investigators identified the other driver as 37-year-old Martin W. Davis Jr., who was arrested on suspicion of murder and is being held at Santa Rita Jail without bail, according to jail records.
- Authorities say the driver initially left, then called CHP’s non-emergency line and returned to the scene at officers’ direction, cooperating with investigators.
- The coroner has not yet determined an official cause of death, while family members say Elola may have suffered a head injury.
- Detectives are seeking witnesses and potential cellphone video of the confrontation, as the family holds a vigil, launches a GoFundMe, and says the suspect is expected in court Thursday.