LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Metropolis officers from Las Vegas and North Las Vegas met on Wednesday at a crosswalk the place a 12-year-old boy was killed by an alleged impaired driver on his technique to college.
12-year-old boy dies days after hit-and-run crash in east Las Vegas valley, household says
The lethal crash occurred on Friday on the intersection of North twenty first Road and East Owens Avenue. The road represents the boundary line between the 2 municipalities. One aspect of Owens Avenue is in Las Vegas, and the road signal is inexperienced. The opposite aspect of Owens Avenue is North Las Vegas, and the road signal is blue.
Las Vegas dad and mom name for crossing guard at intersection after lethal crash
Mother and father of scholars who attend J.D. Smith Center College rallied on the intersection Tuesday morning, demanding a safer avenue for his or her youngsters.
“If us parents have to come out here and walk the streets with our kids and protest every single day, if that’s what it takes – that’s exactly what we will do,” Kara Barry a mother or father of a pupil mentioned.
There are not any crossing guards on the intersection of twenty first St and Owens Avenue. Mother and father with the group Stroll Safely LV volunteered to assist college students cross on Tuesday morning.
“[The crosswalk] needs to be painted. This one needs to be painted, and unfortunately, where the student was hit on the other side, there’s no lines over there,” Kirsta Holloway of Stroll Safely LV mentioned. “But if you look and pull up a map, this is supposed to be a four-way crosswalk. And so right now, it’s only three.”
In response to police, Cristofer Suarez was struck by a automobile on Friday morning on his technique to J.D. Smith Center College. His household advised 8 Information Now he was pronounced useless on Monday.
Oh’Ryan Brooks, 27, was driving impaired when he struck Suarez. Brooks initially fled the scene however was arrested a couple of minutes later at an condo advanced, police mentioned.
Brooks is within the Clark County Detention Heart on $250,000 bail on two prices, together with reckless driving. His prices might be upgraded following Suarez’s dying.
Tameka Jimenez was on the Tuesday morning rally with dad and mom and mentioned she beforehand tried to get the intersection addressed.
“I originally went to the school, and they gave me public safety. I talked to someone there. They referred me to someone else, then they referred me to someone else,” Jimenez mentioned.
8 Information Now had an identical expertise.
Friday after the crash, 8 Information Now despatched an e-mail to the Metropolis of Las Vegas on whether or not there have been crossing guards within the space of the crash. The town’s spokesperson advised 8 Information Now, Rancho Excessive College, which is close to the crash web site, is in North Las Vegas, and so they’re the purpose of contact.
In an e-mail despatched to North Las Vegas on Friday, that metropolis’s spokesperson mentioned the crash did not occur in its jurisdiction.
Each cities issued a follow-up e-mail on Tuesday.
In response to North Las Vegas, it is collaborating with Las Vegas and the Clark County College District for enchancment choices. The town added that it “replaced all school zone and speed signage” in its jurisdiction surrounding J.D. Smith Center College and Rancho Excessive College.
As for the Metropolis of Las Vegas, it said in an e-mail on Tuesday that the intersection is being reviewed, and it is working with North Las Vegas and CCSD to determine each short-term and long-term choices for enhancements.
Neither of these emails mentions what dad and mom requested for on Tuesday morning.
“My concern is that when this is over, if they don’t put a crossing guard. It’s just going to go back to where it was,” Jimenez mentioned.
8 Information Now requested an interview with Democratic State Senator Edgar Flores and Democratic Assemblywoman Cinthia Moore, who symbolize the district the place the lethal crash occurred. Each lawmakers despatched a press release as an alternative:
“We’re heartbroken by the tragic lack of 12-year-old Cristofer Suarez, whose life was taken far too quickly in final week’s devastating collision close to J.D. Smith Center College. Our hearts exit to Cristofer’s household, his classmates, and everybody in our group mourning this unimaginable loss. No mother or father ought to ever should endure what the Suarez household is experiencing proper now. Whereas state senators and Assemblymembers do not need direct authority over metropolis intersections or visitors sign installations, we totally assist the continuing assessment by the Metropolis of Las Vegas, the Metropolis of North Las Vegas, and the Clark County College District. We’ll proceed to work with these native companions to make sure they’ve the state-level assist and sources wanted to make our college zones safer. To Cristofer’s household: please know that this group stands with you. We mourn with you. And we is not going to neglect your son.”
Republican Governor Joe Lombardo’s workplace additionally despatched a press release on the lethal incident:
“Donna and I were heartbroken to learn of the death of 12-year-old Cristofer Suarez, and our hearts are with his family, friends, and classmates. His tragic death reiterates the desperate need for greater DUI penalties in our state — which my administration will continue to fight for every day.”
