Kentucky boy left in coma after jumping from truck when drunk dad Austin Brooks left to buy beer

A Kentucky man is accused of drunken beer drinking when his son jumped out of his truck, leaving him in a coma.

Austin Brooks, 40, was driving drunk last week to Scott County with his son and nephew in the bed of his pickup truck to buy more beer, his nephew told deputies, According to WKYT,

As they were driving down Porter Road, Brooks was driving too fast, his nephew said, especially since the road was wet.

When they entered the area of ​​Love’s Truck Stop and the 136 overpass, the son and nephew were worried he would drive off the interstate.

The two boys banged on the cab of the truck in an attempt to get Brooks’ attention.

But due to her intoxicated state, the boys feared for their lives and jumped from the truck, according to the arrest citation.

The citation states that Brooks never stopped his truck after the boys jumped him.

The citation said Brooks’ nephew suffered minor injuries, but his son remains in a coma at the University of Kentucky Hospital due to a possible brain injury.

He has been charged with wanton endangerment, endangering the welfare of a minor and leaving the scene of an accident.