Authorities in Alameda County are hoping the community can help them gather more information about an apparent road rage encounter over the weekend in Castro Valley that allegedly led to a man’s death. On Saturday at about 7:40 p.m., California Highway Patrol officers were sent to the area of Wilbeam and North Ridge avenues in Castro Valley regarding a possible road rage incident that led to a collision. Officers arrived and found Jason Elola, 49, suffering from apparent injuries. He was taken to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries and died. The other person allegedly involved in the collision, Martin Davis Jr., 37, called the CHP to report his involvement, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said. Davis was told to return to the scene, which he did.
Investigators believe that a physical fight broke out between Elola and Davis after a road-rage incident, but they haven’t provided more information. Davis was arrested and booked into the Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of homicide, the Sheriff’s Office said. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone who may have witnessed the collision or what led up to it, or who captured any part of it on a cellphone or dashcam, to contact Detective Hammad at (510) 459-8095 or the tip line at (510) 667-3622. According to a GoFundMe organized by Elola’s family, he was a husband and the father of nine children. “Jason was everything to everyone, and his absence is deeply felt by all who knew him,” reads the post. Elola’s GoFundMe has a goal of $50,000 to support funeral expenses and the family in his absence, it says. As of Tuesday night, it had raised just over $20,000. The GoFundMe can be found at www.gofundme.com/f/support-jason-elolas-family-in-their-time-of-need.