LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Changes are coming to the intersection of Owens Avenue and 21st Street following the tragic death of 12-year-old Cristofer Suarez while he was walking to JD Smith Middle School.

The death of Cristofer Suarez by a suspected impaired driver last Friday sent shockwaves through the community as locals continue to call for safer streets across the valley . These calls for changes grew even louder as, just days later, 12-year-old Haylee Ryan died in a separate incident near Lied Middle School after colliding with a school bus on her bike.

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