Man arrested after children jump from moving truck of suspected drunk driver

SCOTT CO., Ky. (LEX 18) – A Scott County man has been arrested after police say he was allegedly driving his pickup truck drunk when two juveniles jumped out of the back and injured themselves, leaving one of them in a coma .

According to Scott County Sheriff’s Department documents, Austin Brooks was allegedly drinking with his girlfriend on Nov. 22 when he ran out of beer and went outside to get more.

When he drove away, he had two juveniles, his son and his nephew, in the bed of the truck and began driving quickly on Porter Road near the 136 overpass in Scott County, a police report said.

According to the sheriff’s report, the two juveniles then jumped out of the truck because they were afraid Brooks was going onto the highway.

As a result, one young person suffered minor injuries, but the other suffered a head injury and is now in a coma.

The sheriff’s department report states that Brooks failed to stop and is now charged with wanton endangerment, endangering the welfare of a minor and leaving the scene of an accident.