Dad who dropped kids off at school, then allegedly hit THC pen before plowing 12-year-old into iron fence learns his fate

A Las Vegas begetter who allegedly got stoned portion getting his kids acceptable for school, dropped them off, and past toked up again successful his car with a THC vape pen earlier fatally mowing down a 12-year-old boy is headed to situation for astatine slightest 7 years.

Oh'Ryan Brooks, 27, learned his destiny connected Monday successful Clark County aft accepting a plea deal successful speech for immoderate of his charges being dropped, including DUI and reckless driving. He was sentenced to a minimum of 7 years and maximum of 17 1/2 years successful situation with recognition for 186 days served for leaving the country of a clang involving decease oregon idiosyncratic injury, according to online tribunal records.

Brooks' lawyer had asked for 2 to 5 years down bars, portion prosecutors wanted 20 years.

"Nothing volition bring the unfortunate back," said Clark County Judge Maria Gall, according to section ABC affiliate KTNV. "However, determination has to beryllium accountability for this crime, and fixed the circumstances, the projected 5 years does not supply the accountability required successful this case."

Brooks was allegedly caught connected surveillance video plowing into Cristofer Suarez connected Oct. 3, 2025, astir 7:40 a.m. adjacent the intersection of Eastern Avenue and Owens Avenue. Cops said a witnesser told investigators Brooks was "speeding connected Owens Avenue" earlier hitting Suarez, who was sent flying into a wrought robust fence.

After the alleged crash, Brooks claimed the prima was successful his eyes and helium had nary thought what helium hit, per police. Cristofer was walking to people that greeting and had conscionable taken a fewer steps disconnected the curb, portion walking successful an implied crosswalk wrong an progressive schoolhouse zone, erstwhile Brooks mowed him down, according to cops.

"Today marks six months since I heard his clip of death, and I inactive anticipation to aftermath up from this horrible nightmare 1 day," Cristofer's mother, Martina Suarez, reportedly said successful court. "Your honor, adjacent though thing volition bring my lad back, I inquire you to springiness him the max. Please don't fto him get distant with sidesplitting my son. No kid should beryllium killed, particularly portion going to school. You are our past anticipation for justice."

Cops said Brooks confessed to being down the instrumentality and smoking the THC vape pen portion getting his children acceptable for school. Authorities noted successful his apprehension report, which was obtained by section CBS affiliate KLAS, that helium was allegedly "swaying from broadside to broadside and slurring his words" portion speaking to them and astir fell over.

Brooks allegedly fled from the country of the clang successful his Mitsubishi SUV and past smoked much marijuana "because helium knew helium was going to jail," according to the report. Police said Brooks was tracked and located done his licence sheet number, with information footage from an flat wherever helium was recovered allegedly showing him inspecting the beforehand of his vehicle.

"He mentioned that helium had his compartment telephone with him but did not marque immoderate calls due to the fact that helium doesn't bash that and had nary 1 to call," the apprehension study said.

As portion of his plea deal, Brooks admitted to fleeing the country of the clang but insisted helium did not origin it. He claimed successful tribunal connected Monday that different car had deed him, cracking his windshield and making it hard to see. Both prosecutors and his ain lawyer clarified that this assertion was not supported by the evidence, KTNV reports.

Brooks has been ordered to wage $6,953.31 successful restitution to Cristofer's mother. She has said that the magnitude was not adjacent capable to wage for her son's funeral.

"Not adjacent adjacent enough," Suarez told reporters aft Brooks accepted his plea woody successful February.

Speaking to KTNV aft the sentencing, Suarez said, "This ruined my full life, and he's going to get out, and he's inactive going to beryllium young, but I wanted him to perceive precisely what helium did — him and his household to perceive precisely however severely helium wounded my son. To yet beryllium capable to grieve my lad correctly and person closure, I request to know, and I request to marque definite that I did everything that I could."

Brooks, contempt his claims astir his windshield being cracked and different operator causing the crash, did apologize to Cristofer's household during the hearing.

"I privation to accidental sorry," helium told Suarez and others successful attendance. "It was a implicit accident."