Coroner IDs Pedestrian Hit, Killed On Bancroft Avenue

Oakland CA

30 March, 2020

12:20 PM

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OAKLAND, CA — A pedestrian who was killed when a driver who appeared to be under the influence struck him and three other pedestrians in East Oakland on Sunday night was identified by the Alameda County coroner's bureau on Monday as 29-year-old Desmond King of Oakland. Police said King and three other men were standing outside 5450 Bancroft Ave. at 6:51 p.m. Sunday when a gray 2013 Chevrolet Malibu traveling west on Bancroft swerved into a car parked along the north curb and then struck the men. Paramedics responded to the collision but King was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. The other three men, ages 39, 45 and 50, were transported to a hospital. Two of them are in stable condition but the other is in critical condition, police said. The driver of the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu, later identified as a 29-year-old Oakland man, fled the scene after the collision but officers were able to locate and arrest him a short time later, according to police. It appears the driver, whose name isn't yet being released, was under the influence at the time of the collision but investigators haven't determined how fast he was driving, police said. The collision is still under investigation and Oakland police ask that anyone who has information about it call their traffic investigation unit at (510) 777-8570. ALSO SEE: 9 Activities To Keep Your Housebound Kids Entertained--Bay City News