Left inset: Oh’Ryan Brooks in court (KSNV). Right inset: Cristofer Suarez (GoFundMe). Background: The area near Owens Avenue and 21st Street in Las Vegas, Nev., where Oh’Ryan Brooks allegedly struck and killed Cristofer Suarez on Oct. 3, 2025 (KVVU).
A Las Vegas father allegedly got stoned while getting his kids ready for school, dropped them off, and then toked up again in his car with a THC vape pen before mowing down a 12-year-old boy who was crossing the street and heading to class, according to police.
Oh’Ryan Brooks, 27, allegedly told cops that he fled the scene in his Mitsubishi SUV and then smoked more marijuana “because he knew he was going to jail,” according to his arrest report, which was obtained by local CBS affiliate KLAS.
Brooks also claimed that the sun was in his eyes at the time of the crash on Friday and he had no idea what he hit, per police. It wound up being a student who was walking to class that morning who had just taken a few steps off the curb and was walking in an implied crosswalk within an active school zone, KLAS reports.
Surveillance video allegedly shows Brooks slamming into Cristofer Suarez, the victim, at around 7:40 a.m. near the intersection of Eastern Avenue and Owens Avenue. Cops say a witness told investigators that Brooks was “speeding on Owens Avenue” before hitting Suarez, who was sent flying into a wrought iron fence.
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Brooks was tracked and located through his license plate number, according to police. Security footage from an apartment where he was found allegedly shows him inspecting the front of his vehicle.
“He mentioned that he had his cell phone with him but did not make any calls because he doesn’t do that and had no one to call,” the arrest report says. Suarez was rushed to a hospital in critical condition and he later died from his injuries.
Brooks was arrested at around 9:30 a.m. Friday and given a sobriety test, which he allegedly failed. Cops say he confessed to being behind the wheel and smoking the THC vape pen while getting his children ready for school. Authorities note in his arrest report that he was allegedly “swaying from side to side and slurring his words” while speaking to them and nearly fell over.
“I want everyone to know that he killed a child,” Cristofer’s mother, Martina Suarez, told local NBC affiliate KSNV about Brooks after he appeared in court Tuesday. “I’m going to say it right now for his family members, he is never going to have peace.”
