Overview
- A car drove onto a sidewalk in the 500 block of 18th Street after Oakland First Fridays and struck about eight pedestrians before crashing into a gate while the driver fled on foot.
- Multiple victims were taken to hospitals with serious injuries and were reported in stable condition by authorities.
- Investigators reviewed social‑media video that showed the suspect in a confrontation moments before the vehicle accelerated into the crowd and recovered an EBT card and ID near the driver’s seat that tied the car to a named suspect.
- Police arrested 25‑year‑old Dameon Denzel Clay at his San Francisco home with help from the U.S. Marshals Service, and Alameda County prosecutors have charged him with attempted murder and multiple assault counts with an arraignment set in superior court.
- Oakland officials stressed the crash happened outside the sanctioned First Fridays footprint, and prosecutors framed the case as an intentional act of extreme violence that could prompt greater enforcement and safety measures for late‑night crowds in Uptown.