Dad who dropped kids off at school, then hit THC pen before plowing 12-year-old into iron fence will pay less than 'what his funeral cost,' lawyer and mom say

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 mowing down a 12-year-old boy received a plea woody this week from prosecutors, his lawyer says. The victim's ma says the restitution the dada would wage is not adjacent capable to wage for her son's funeral.

Oh'Ryan Brooks, 27, plans to judge the woody successful speech for immoderate of his charges being dropped, according to his attorney, who spoke during a tribunal proceeding Tuesday covered by section NBC affiliate KSNV. Brooks volition plead blameworthy to hit-and-run involving decease and wage $6,953.31 successful restitution to the victim's mother, the presumption reported.

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 accidental a witnesser told investigators Brooks was "speeding connected Owens Avenue" earlier hitting Suarez, who was sent flying into a wrought robust fence.

After the crash, Brooks allegedly 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.

"$6,000 is not adjacent adjacent capable for my son," Cristofer's mother, Martina Suarez, told reporters aft Tuesday's proceeding astir the restitution that Brooks' lawyer says helium volition person to pay.

"It's not adjacent what his ceremonial outgo is, actually," Suarez said.

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 his apprehension report, which was obtained by section CBS affiliate KLAS.

Police accidental Brooks was tracked and located done his licence sheet number. Security footage from an flat wherever helium was recovered allegedly shows 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.

Suarez was rushed to a infirmary successful captious information and helium aboriginal died from his injuries. Brooks was arrested astir 9:30 a.m. and fixed a sobriety test, which helium allegedly failed.

Cops accidental Brooks confessed to being down the instrumentality and smoking the THC vape pen portion getting his children acceptable for school. Authorities enactment successful his apprehension study that helium was allegedly "swaying from broadside to broadside and slurring his words" portion speaking to them and astir fell over.

"I privation everyone to cognize that helium killed a child," Martina Suarez told section NBC affiliate KSNV astir Brooks aft his archetypal tribunal quality past year. "I'm going to accidental it close present for his household members, helium is ne'er going to person peace."