The family of Hailey Brooks, the 11-year-old girl who tragically lost her life during the Raleigh Christmas Parade in 2022, has chosen to drop their lawsuit against Landen Glass, the driver accused of her death, as reported by CBS 17. Glass faced charges after his vehicle, reportedly experiencing brake failure, collided with Brooks while she was performing with CC & Co. Dance Complex during the parade.
In step with their decision to drop the lawsuit against Glass, the Brooks family has also dismissed their claims against CC & Co. Dance Complex and D and L Floats; however, the Greater Raleigh Merchants Association remains a defendant in the case. Lawyer Jason Miller, representing the Brooks family, divulged that while the terms of settlements reached with the aforementioned parties remain confidential, "there is no resolution that can bring Hailey back," and he emphasized the family's intention to highlight accountability and promote safety at events like the one that ended in their daughter's death, this insight coming from an interview with WRAL.
Prior to the lawsuit's resolution, Glass's record came under scrutiny, showing several vehicle law violations in Virginia, including failures to have his vehicle inspected and several window tint citations, information that ABC11 uncovered, the repercussions of Hailey's death prompting the city of Raleigh to originally ban motorized vehicles in the subsequent year's parade, a moratorium that has since been lifted subject to new regulations.
Following the incident, Hailey’s parents became advocates for improved parade safety measures, which influenced city policy and spurred legislative proposals such as the Shine Like Hailey Parade Safety Act considered by North Carolina lawmakers to prevent similar tragedies at community events.
