4 months after East Oakland sidewalk crash, survivor faces long road to recovery

Nearly four months after a horrific crash that killed three people in East Oakland, Deshawn Murphy Sr. remains hospitalized, unable to walk, eat or speak as he works to recover from severe injuries.

Murphy, 52, was walking to a corner store around 11:15 p.m. on May 16 near International Boulevard and 85th Avenue when a truck slammed onto the sidewalk.

Police say the crash killed three people and injured three others, including Murphy. Investigators said the driver fled the scene before witnesses chased down and detained the 17-year-old driver…

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