A Kentucky man is facing charges after he went to get a beer while drunk and his son jumped out of his truck, leaving him in a coma.
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 truck, his nephew told deputies, according to WKYT.
As they were heading to Porter Road, Brooks was driving too fast, his nephew said, especially since the road was wet.
As they entered the area of Love's Truck Stop and the 136 Bridge, the son and nephew became concerned that he was going to drive his car onto the interstate.
The two boys banged on the truck's cab in an attempt to get Brooks' attention.
But because they were intoxicated, the boys feared for their lives and jumped out of the truck, according to the arrest source.
The citation says Brooks never stopped his truck after the boys jumped.
Brooks' nephew suffered minor injuries, but his son is in a coma at the University of Kentucky Hospital with a possible brain injury, the citation said.
He is charged with wanton endangerment, endangering the welfare of a minor and leaving the scene of an accident.
