Overview
- A white Toyota Camry driven by a child under 10 sideswiped another vehicle then struck a woman in a marked crosswalk at 35th and Mangels, according to Oakland police, in the Thursday morning crash.
- The victim was identified by family as 31-year-old Kiara Darvonne Bowling, who suffered brain bleeds, facial fractures and internal injuries and remains hospitalized after multiple surgeries.
- Police say two brothers under age 10 were in the car and were taken to hospital in stable condition, and investigators have interviewed the parents who are cooperating with the inquiry.
- Family sources and local reports say the older boy reportedly found keys in a parent’s pocket and the boys left the home while the parents slept, a detail investigators are reviewing as they reconstruct the scene.
- Legal analysts note California law generally bars criminal prosecution of very young children, so officials expect scrutiny to center on parental supervision, civil claims, insurance coverage and possible social-service action while police review video and witness evidence.