{"id":425781,"date":"2026-08-06T21:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/425781\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T21:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:48:08","slug":"child-driving-car-hits-critically-injures-woman-walking-dog-in-oakland-driver-child-passenger-also-hurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/425781\/","title":{"rendered":"Child driving car hits, critically injures woman walking dog in Oakland; driver, child passenger also hurt"},"content":{"rendered":"

A child under 10 years old was behind the wheel of a car in Oakland on Thursday when it crashed and hit a woman walking her dog, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The incident happened at about 9:30 a.m. in the area of 35th and Mangels avenues in the Barlett neighborhood of East Oakland. The Oakland Police Department said officers who responded to a report of a crash involving a pedestrian arrive to find a woman in her 30s who had been hit by a sedan. Medics took her to a hospital in critical condition, police said.<\/p>\n

There were two children in the vehicle, the driver and a passenger who was also under 10 years old, police said. Both children were injured and taken to a hospital in stable condition.<\/p>\n

\"Oakland<\/p>\n

A Toyota Camry is seen after crashing into the front yard of a home at 35th and Mangels avenues. The car was being driven by a child under 10 years old and carrying another child passenger under 10 when it clipped a vehicle, lost control, and struck a woman walking her dog, critically injuring the woman, police said.<\/p>\n

KPIX<\/p>\n

The investigation determined that the white Toyota Camry was heading northbound on 35th Avenue when it struck a vehicle heading south 35th Avenue and then lost control, hitting the pedestrian who was walking her dog and in a crosswalk at 35th and Mangels Avenue. The car ended up crashing through a fence of a home on the corner.<\/p>\n

The dog was later found unharmed in the area, according to the East Bay Times.<\/p>\n

Police said it was unknown if alcohol or drugs were a factor in this collision. The parents of the two children were contacted and were cooperating with the investigation, police said.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information about the incident was asked to contact the Police Department’s traffic unit at 510-777-8570. Those with videos or photos that could help investigators were asked to send them to cidvideos@oaklandca.gov.<\/p>\n

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