LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Las Vegas police are calling on the community to step up after a 12-year-old boy was hit by a car while walking to school , leaving him with life-threatening injuries.

I was in the courtroom this afternoon when the driver arrested in this case faced a judge for the first time.

OH'Ryan Brooks, 27, appeared in court for his first hearing after being arrested Friday on DUI and hit-and-run charges. His bail is now set at $250,000.

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"He is a danger to this community and the consequences that the defendant is facing are non-probational," the prosecution said.

Police say Brooks hit the child who was walking to s

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