Bail was set at $250,000 Saturday for a Las Vegas man charged with DUI and hit-and-run after a 12-year-old boy was hit by a vehicle and left with life-threatening injuries while crossing a street on Friday.

OH’ Ryan Brooks, 27, made an initial appearance Saturday afternoon before Clark County District Judge Daniel Westmeyer at the Regional Justice Center.

Brooks was arrested Friday on three felony charges, including DUI and failure to stop at the scene of an accident, following a Friday morning crash that left the boy with life-threatening injuries.

Westmeyer set Brooks’ bail at $250,000, despite an argument from Brooks’ public defender, Josie Bayudan, that Brooks, who is employed as a security guard, isn’t a flight risk.

Clark County prosecutor Christopher Laurent said Brooks should b

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