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<\/p>\nMay 19, 2026<\/p>\n
Updated 12:48 pm PT<\/p>\n
On Instagram, Bay Area rapper Mistah F.A.B. posted a tribute to one of the three killed in the fatal hit-and-run. <\/p>\n
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An Oakland Police vehicle in Oakland, California, on Nov. 5, 2025. James Robert Dixon Jr., who was also known as \u2018Frog,\u2019 was identified by loved ones as one of three people killed on 85th Avenue and International Boulevard.\u00a0(Smith Collection\/Gado via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019ll help you out with anything,\u201d said Johnson, who added that Dixon was outgoing and loved to sing karaoke.<\/p>\n
Dixon was also remembered by Oakland rapper Mistah F.A.B., who said the man had been a member of the \u201cCadillac Club,\u201d which held weekly car meetups, with his mother.<\/p>\n
\u201cMay your name live forever,\u201d the rapper said in a tribute to Dixon on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n Police officials announced Monday that an Oakland teenager, who has not been identified, had been arrested in connection with the crash.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a ripple effect on our community, deeply impacting family, loved ones, residents and friends who live and work in the neighborhood,\u201d interim Police Chief James Beere said during a press conference on Monday. \u201cTruly, throughout the whole entire city of Oakland, we are mourning.\u201d<\/p>\n Authorities said the teen was driving recklessly northbound on 85th Avenue near International Boulevard, where he hit multiple vehicles, causing significant damage to at least one.<\/p>\n He then tried to make a delayed turn at the intersection and drove up onto the sidewalk, where he struck a group of pedestrians.<\/p>\n In addition to the three pedestrians who died on the scene, another three were taken to hospitals in critical condition. Of those victims, one remains in critical condition, while another is reportedly stable and the third has been released, according to Beere. He said additional pedestrians also sustained injuries.<\/p>\n The driver was also taken to the hospital, where he received treatment before being taken into custody.<\/p>\n According to Beere, the suspect tried to flee on foot on International Boulevard, but was restrained by community members on scene.<\/p>\n \u201cThe courage displayed by those on scene shows a growing trust between our neighborhoods, City Hall, and the Oakland police department,\u201d Mayor Barbara Lee said during a press conference on Monday. \u201cWe\u2019re not working in isolation but together as members of the community.\u201d<\/p>\n Beere said that the police department had not ruled out that the driver\u2019s actions were intentional, but that they believe the crash was accidental. He said the department was seeking a search warrant to obtain blood from the suspect to rule out alcohol or drug involvement.<\/p>\n He said the investigation is still in its early stages.<\/p>\n Saturday\u2019s incident was the second vehicle crash in Oakland this month. In the early morning on May 2, a driver hit seven people, including a child, after driving onto a sidewalk on 18th Street in the Uptown neighborhood.<\/p>\n The driver in that incident fled the scene, but Beere said Monday that authorities had narrowed down their whereabouts and an arrest was imminent.<\/p>\n KQED\u2019s Pendarvis Harshaw<\/a> contributed to this report.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1190533331.jpg\")
A view of downtown and Lake Merritt is seen from this drone view in Oakland, California, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Jane Tyska\/Digital First Media\/The East Bay Times via Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250218_Oak-Mayoral_DMB_00557-2_qed.jpg\")
Representative Barbara Lee is interviewed by the media at a public forum hosted by Greenbelt Alliance, Housing Action Coalition, and East Bay for Everyone, in downtown Oakland, California, on Feb. 18, 2025. (David M. Barreda\/KQED)<\/p>\n