Los Angeles County prosecutors charged Titus Antolin with murder in the crash that killed Danielle Antich.

The complaint is the accusation. Antolin has not entered a plea. Police booked him under the name Antolin Titus and included a reckless-driving count prosecutors did not file. The medical examiner classified Antich's death as an accident. The murder count alleges malice aforethought.

Manhattan Beach Patch reported Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, that the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office confirmed prosecutors had filed a criminal complaint against 35-year-old Titus Antolin in a four-vehicle crash that killed 24-year-old Danielle Antich. Patch reported Manhattan Beach police first identified him as Antolin Titus. The complaint was executed Oct. 13 and filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Oct. 14, Patch reported, and it alleges he unlawfully killed Antich with malice aforethought. Zara Lockshin, a public information specialist with the district attorney's office, told Patch that Antolin waived time for arraignment and is scheduled to appear Oct. 26 in Department 8 of the Torrance Courthouse. Lockshin said he remains in custody with bail set at $2,130,000, that the case number is 26TRCF00675, and that he has not entered a plea.

Patch reported the other felony counts are driving under the influence of a drug causing injury and hit-and-run resulting in death or serious injury, plus misdemeanor possession of nitrous oxide and driving without a valid license. Patch reported the complaint alleges he drove while impaired by a drug and caused bodily injury to Jordan Wible, and that it alleges great bodily injury to Islam Rewhia and Michael Sevastian Antich. Patch reported the documents do not establish whether Michael Sevastian Antich is related to Danielle Antich. On the nitrous oxide count, Patch reported, prosecutors allege he possessed the substance intending to inhale it and was under its influence, and the complaint does not establish whether nitrous oxide caused the alleged impairment while driving. The complaint also alleges he failed to stop and give identifying information or reasonable assistance after the crash, Patch reported. It includes allegations of previous felony convictions in Los Angeles and Orange counties in 2011 and 2012, along with prior incarceration and violations of supervision. Patch reported those prior allegations have not been adjudicated in this case.

The clock time of the crash sits in a narrow band. Patch reported an on-duty Manhattan Beach officer witnessed the initial collision shortly after 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, and that the officer's marked patrol vehicle and another vehicle were then struck. MB News published a Monday evening statement from the Manhattan Beach Police Department that put the collision at approximately 10:12 p.m. on Manhattan Beach Boulevard and said Antolin Titus allegedly caused it, killing a passenger in another vehicle and causing critical and serious injuries to people in other vehicles. The Daily Breeze reported the crash was just before 10:15 p.m. at Manhattan Beach and Aviation boulevards, and that police said the officer watched the vehicle allegedly driven by Antolin Titus hit another vehicle, after which both veered into the officer's SUV and a fourth vehicle. KTLA's Saturday morning account, drawn from an earlier police statement, said the collision was around 10:12 p.m. at Aviation and Manhattan Beach boulevards, that the officer's vehicle and another vehicle were struck, and that the cause was not yet known. KTLA did not name the driver or the woman who died.

Patch reported four vehicles were involved, including the police vehicle, that Antich was pronounced dead at the scene, and that the officer's injuries were described as non-life-threatening. The Daily Breeze reported the medical examiner identified her as Danielle Antich, 24, of Hermosa Beach, a passenger in one of the vehicles, and that video showed a Tesla SUV, a Toyota Corolla, a pickup, and the officer's SUV in the eastbound lanes in front of a McDonald's. The Daily Breeze reported it was not known which vehicle Titus was driving, and that public records list him as a Whittier resident. MB News described the same eastbound lanes outside a McDonald's. The Daily Breeze and the police statement MB News published reported he was released from a hospital on Monday, Oct. 12, and booked. Police booked six suspected offenses, Patch reported, including reckless driving, which is not among the five counts prosecutors filed. Patch reported the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner attributed Antich's death to blunt force injuries and classified the death as an accident. A medical-examiner classification and a murder allegation are two different records. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.