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Oakland Crash: 7- and 4-Year-Olds' Stolen Car Injures Woman

8/7/2026

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Police said two brothers, ages 7 and 4, stole a Toyota sedan in Oakland.
They crashed the car, critically injuring a woman walking her dog.
The crash occurred at about 9:35 a.m. Thursday at 35th and Mangels Avenues near Interstate 580.
The woman, in her 30s, was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
Both boys were injured, the 7-year-old breaking his leg and the 4-year-old suffering a concussion, both stable.

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Police said two brothers, ages 7 and 4, stole a Toyota sedan in Oakland.
They crashed the car, critically injuring a woman walking her dog.
The crash occurred at about 9:35 a.m. Thursday at 35th and Mangels Avenues near Interstate 580.
The woman, in her 30s, was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
Both boys were injured, the 7-year-old breaking his leg and the 4-year-old suffering a concussion, both stable.