‘Protector’ father of nine slain after minor crash spirals into deadly road rage clash

A 49-year-old begetter of 9 was killed successful an evident road-rage confrontation successful California portion his woman and young children were successful the car, authorities and household members said.

The victim, identified by relatives arsenic Jason Elola, had conscionable near a day solemnisation for 1 of his sons erstwhile the deadly altercation occurred Saturday evening, according to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.

Family members said Elola, his woman Gabrielle, and their 2 youngest daughters were connected their mode location from an 18th day solemnisation for 1 of his sons erstwhile they decided to halt for crystal pick astatine Loard’s Ice Cream successful Castro Valley.

"On November 8th, our household experienced an unimaginable nonaccomplishment erstwhile our brother, husband, father, and person Jason Elola passed away," a household subordinate wrote connected societal media.

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"Jason, Gabby and his 2 youngest girls were connected their mode backmost from his son’s 18th day enactment erstwhile they decided to halt for crystal cream. When they got to Castro Valley determination was a roadworthy rage incidental that resulted successful Jason’s death." 

Elola’s son, Angel Elola, told KTVU that his begetter was not a confrontational antheral and was lone trying to support his household aft a insignificant collision.

Angel said a conveyance allegedly struck the backmost of his father’s car arsenic they exited the freeway.

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Friends and household mourn nonaccomplishment of begetter of nine, Jason Elola, who was killed during an evident road-rage incident.  (GoFundMe)

"My dad, the protector helium is, wanted to marque definite his wife, five-month-old baby, and 5-year-old girl were OK," Angel said. "He got retired and wanted to spot what the contented was."

Angel said his begetter was trying to de-escalate the concern erstwhile the confrontation turned violent.

"As helium got out, it conscionable happened truly quick," helium said, adding that his begetter whitethorn person suffered a caput injury, though the coroner volition find the authoritative origin of death.

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Beloved pumpkin spot proprietor Jason Elola remembered arsenic devoted begetter aft tragic roadworthy rage decease arsenic assemblage rallies astir grieving household of 9 kids. (GoFundMe)

Gabrielle Elola, Jason’s wife, said the suspect’s dark-colored SUV had swerved into their lane aft they exited the freeway.

"When my hubby went to get astir him astatine the stoplight, helium kept hitting the backmost of our car," she said. "We were scared. My hubby got retired to support us."

Gabrielle said she didn’t spot the existent combat but saw her hubby lying connected the crushed moments later.

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A California begetter of 9 was killed aft an evident road-rage incidental took a fatal crook with immoderate of his household members successful the car.  (GoFundMe)

"This idiosyncratic didn’t person to instrumentality my husband," she said. "He could person driven away. He could person done thing other — but this... You can’t conscionable instrumentality idiosyncratic distant from their family. We’re ne'er going to get him back."

Authorities initially arrested 37-year-old Martin W. Davis Jr. connected suspicion of execution aft helium reportedly near the scene, called the California Highway Patrol’s non-emergency enactment to study his involvement, and past returned to cooperate with investigators.

However, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that connected Nov. 13, Davis was released from the Santa Rita Jail pending further investigation.

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A memorial for Jason Elola, the begetter of 9 who was killed during an evident road-rage incidental that turned violent.  (Cori Newton Facebook)

"This remains an progressive and ongoing investigation," the Sheriff’s Office said. "We promote anyone with information, including cellphone oregon dashcam footage, to interaction the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office extremity enactment astatine (510) 667-3622."

Detectives are asking anyone who whitethorn person dashcam oregon cellphone video from the country astir Wilbeam and Norbridge avenues, adjacent the Castro Valley BART station, to travel forward.

Elola, a pumpkin spot and Christmas histrion batch operator, was described by household members arsenic the bosom of their large, close-knit household.

His lad wrote successful a Facebook post:

"For those of you who are not aware, my begetter Jason Elola was tragically killed this past weekend. My begetter was the champion man, champion father, grandfather, person and husband. He volition beryllium missed profoundly by his 9 kids, 4 grandkids and wife.

My dada taught america each however to love, beryllium compassionate, and selfless. His bequest volition unrecorded connected forever."

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A verified GoFundMe leafage created by the household calls Elola "the bosom of our household — a kind, generous, and loving antheral who brought laughter and warmth wherever helium went."

"Jason was the person and member you could ever number on, ever acceptable to assistance anyone successful request and enactment others earlier himself," the station read. "Jason was everything to everyone, and his lack is profoundly felt by each who knew him." 

Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime. Send communicative tips to [email protected].