A Kentucky boy is in a coma after jumping out of a truck as his drunken father drives to buy beer
A Kentucky man is facing charges after he went on a beer run and his son got out of his truck, leaving him unconscious.
Austin Brooks, 40, was driving drunk on his way to buy more beer in Scott County last week with his son and nephew in the bed of his pickup, his nephew told deputies, according to WKYT.
When they headed to Porter Road, Brooks was driving too fast, his nephew said, especially since the road was wet.
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Austin Brooks, 40, is facing charges after he drunkenly ran for beer and his son jumped out of his truck, leaving him unconscious. (Scott County Jail)
When they pulled into the area of Love's Truck Stop and Route 136, the son and nephew were worried that he was going to drive off the road.
The two boys crashed the taxi trying to get Brooks' attention.
The arrest citation states that Brooks did not stop his truck after the boys jumped. (Stock)
But due to his drunken state, the boys feared for their lives and jumped off the truck, according to the source.
The citation states that Brooks did not stop his truck after the boys jumped.
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Brooks is charged with reckless endangerment, endangering the welfare of a child and leaving the scene of an accident. (Stock)
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Brooks' nephew suffered minor injuries, but his son is in a coma at the University of Kentucky Hospital with possible brain damage, the post said.
He is charged with reckless endangerment, endangering the welfare of a child and leaving the scene of an accident.
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