Man arrested after children jumped from moving truck of allegedly drunk driver

SCOTT CO., Ky. (LEX 18) — A Scott County man was arrested after law enforcement alleges he was driving his pickup truck drunk, two children jumped from the back and were injured, leaving one of them in a coma.

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

According to a police report, two children, his son and nephew, were in the bed of the truck when he got out and began driving at speed on Porter Road near the 136 overpass in Scott County.

The report from the sheriff’s department states that the two teens then jumped out of the truck because they feared Brooks was going to get on the interstate.

As a result, one of the teenagers suffered minor injuries, while the other suffered a head injury and is currently in a coma.

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