Plea deal possible in case against driver in Hailey Brooks’ parade death
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- Defense and prosecution discuss possible plea offer in 2022 parade death case.
- Landen Glass remains charged with involuntary manslaughter after fatal crash.
- Glass held prior Virginia vehicle violations dating back to February 2021.
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On Nov. 19, 2022, the driver of a truck towing a float in the Raleigh Christmas Parade apparently lost control of the vehicle. A young girl died after she was struck. This is ongoing coverage by The News & Observer.
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There’s a new update in the case against the man accused of hitting and killing 11-year-old Hailey Brooks at the 2022 Raleigh Christmas Parade
.Landon Glass was not in court on Friday, but his attorney was. There were talks between his attorney Roger Smith Jr. and the district attorney’s office about a possible plea offer in the case. They hope to have something done within the next month.
Police say Glass lost control of his truck after his brakes failed while pulling a float hitting and killing Brooks who was a dancer with CC and Co. Dance Complex.
The family dropped their civil lawsuit against Glass last year.
Glass is still facing an involuntary manslaughter charge.
He is still facing an involuntary manslaughter charge. Previously, ABC11 found that Glass was charged numerous times for state law vehicle violations in Virginia. The violations date to February 2021. The charges include multiple failures to have a vehicle inspected and numerous window tint violations.
ABC11 is The News and Observer’s newsgathering partner.
This story was originally published September 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM.
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