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Man Accused of Oakland First Friday Vehicle Attack Charged With Attempted Murder

San Francisco resident Dameon Denzel Clay was arraigned Tuesday in Alameda County Superior Court.
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The Wiley Manuel Courthouse in Oakland on July 22, 2024. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)

A man accused of injuring several pedestrians in a vehicle hit-and-run after Oakland’s First Fridays event in May has been charged with attempted murder.

Oakland District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson announced Monday that Dameon Denzel Clay, 26, was arrested last week at his home in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood and booked into Santa Rita Jail.

Prosecutors accused Clay of intentionally driving a red Hyundai Elantra onto the sidewalk on the 500 block of 18th Street in the early morning hours of May 2.

“This case involves an intentional act of extreme violence in which the defendant drove his car onto a sidewalk, striking multiple victims and causing serious injuries,” Jones Dickson said in a statement.

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Police officials said they were in the area responding to reports of fights that broke out following Oakland’s monthly street festival in the area when Clay allegedly struck and injured eight pedestrians, including a child, before crashing into a gate. The driver fled the scene on foot, according to police.

Investigators linked Clay to the incident after finding an electronic benefit transfer card in his name, as well as a California ID with his name and photograph, in the vehicle at the scene.

Clay is also charged with felony child abuse.

He remained in custody as of Tuesday morning, when he was scheduled to appear in Alameda County Superior Court.

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