LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A Nebraska man is facing charges of drunken driving and child abuse after police found him passed out behind the wheel of a car near Raymond with a 3-year-old in the back seat.
The Lancaster County Sheriff’s office says 19-year-old Aaron Simon of Valparaiso was found Tuesday night in the driver’s seat of a car parked behind a convenience store in Raymond.
The 3-year-old was asleep near two full bottles of alcohol. The child, who is believed to be Simon’s nephew, was taken to his grandfather’s home.
Simon told deputies he decided to take a nap on his way home after having several shots of vodka. He was taken to detox and ticketed on suspicion of several charges.
Simon doesn’t have a listed phone number in Valparaiso.