Overview
- A fight followed a crash around 7:40 p.m. Saturday near Wilbeam and Norbridge avenues in Castro Valley, and Jason Elola later died at a hospital, according to the sheriff’s office.
- Investigators identified the other driver as 37-year-old Martin Davis Jr., who called CHP, returned to the site, and was booked on suspicion of murder; jail records show he remains at Santa Rita Jail.
- Family members identified Elola as 49 years old and a father of nine who was driving with his wife and two young daughters after celebrating a birthday in San Francisco.
- Authorities have not determined whether the collision was intentional, and the coroner has not yet released an official cause of death.
- About 200 people gathered for a vigil at Elola’s Street Eats 209 venue in Tracy, the family launched a GoFundMe, and relatives are urging witnesses with cellphone video to contact investigators, with a court appearance expected Thursday.