Second Suspect in Fatal Racing Crash Arrested

A driver allegedly involved in a street race that killed an innocent motorist in Hawthorne surrendered to authorities and is due in court Friday, police reported.

Anthony Leon Holley, 40, turned himself in to Hawthorne police shortly before midnight on Tuesday, according to Hawthorne police Investigator Sean Judd.

Holley was interviewed by investigators, then taken into custody. He was booked on a murder charge, according to the Hawthorne police.

The red Camaro he was allegedly driving at the time of the crash, which occurred just before 1 p.m. last Friday, was located in Fontana and impounded, Judd said.

Holley is due to be arraigned Friday at the Airport Branch Courthouse, Judd said.

The driver of the vehicle that struck the victim’s car has been charged with murder and vehicular manslaughter.

Alfredo Perez Davila, 23, of Hawthorne, who was taken into custody at the scene of the crash, has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Davila was allegedly racing his Chevrolet Cobalt against a Chevrolet Camaro traveling northbound on Crenshaw Boulevard near 135th Street when he lost control of his car.

The Cobalt swerved across all of the traffic lanes before slamming into the center median, according to Hawthorne police Lt. To Goetz.

The force of the crash sent the Cobalt flying airborne, and it eventually landed on a Honda CRV heading southbound on Crenshaw, Goetz said.

The Honda’s driver, Benjamin Golbin, 36, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Davila was treated for his injuries and then taken to the Hawthorne police station, where he was interviewed and then booked on suspicion of murder.

The driver of the Camaro fled the scene, according to Hawthorne police, who posted surveillance video of the crash on the department’s Facebook page in hopes of tracking down the driver.

Davila is being held in lieu of $1 million bail while awaiting his next court appearance Feb. 8 at the Airport Branch Courthouse.

--City News Service, photo courtesy of the Hawthorne Police Department