Oakland pedestrian critically injured after car driven by toddlers | new line

Kiara Bowling, in her early 30s and recently named Miss California Regency International 2026, remains in critical condition with a brain bleed after a white sedan driven by a 7-year-old and a 4-year-old boy struck her as she crossed 35th Avenue in Oakland. She faces multiple surgeries at Highland Hospital; the children and their parents are cooperating with investigators, and criminal charges against the youngsters are unlikely due to their ages, though a civil case may occur. The family has set up a GoFundMe to cover medical costs, and experts urge not blaming the children and to consider counseling for them.