# Oakland pageant winner forgives brothers after car crash left her unable to walk or speak

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/former-beauty-queen-says-she-forgives-oakland-children-aged-just-four-and-six-who-almost-killed-her-while-joyriding-their-parents-car/
- Published: 2026-11-03T21:35:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T21:52:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16262059/beauty-queen-forgives-children-killed-car.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Kiara Bowling says she forgives the two boys who struck her.
- She relearned to walk and speak in nearly three months.
- Doctors expect a full recovery within two years.

## Summary

Kiara Bowling, 31, says she has forgiven two young brothers who hit her with their parents’ car while she was walking a dog in Oakland. The crash caused a traumatic brain injury that temporarily left her unable to walk or speak, and forced her to give up competing internationally after being named Miss California Regency International 2026.

Investigators said one boy steered while the other operated the pedals after they took the car keys as their parents slept. One child broke both legs and the other suffered a concussion; the dog, Grizzly, was also injured but survived. Bowling relearned walking and speaking in nearly three months, faster than doctors initially estimated, and they now expect her to make a full recovery within two years.

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