A North Platte man is facing several charges after police say he drove drunk, crashed his car, then fled leaving his 2-year-old child alone in the vehicle.

At around 2:46 a.m., on November 6, officers with the North Platte Police Department responded to the report of a vehicle accident at the intersection of F and Chestnut Streets.

Officers arrived and found a gray 2005 Nissan Altima that had struck a yield sign and became high-centered.

As officers investigated further, they found a two-year-old child in the car, but say there were not any adults in the area.  Police say the child was unrestrained at the time but was uninjured.  Investigator John Deal said it is unknown if the child was restrained at the time of the accident.

Police soon learned that the vehicle was registered to 30-year-old Daniel Endicott.

After a brief search, Deal says Endicott was located, passed out, at a residence in the 700 block of South Vine Street.  He says there were numerous signs that Endicott was under the influence of alcohol.

Endicott was transported to Great Plains Health, where police say a blood draw confirmed that he was drunk.  The also determined that he was the father of the child that was found in the vehicle and had been driving the vehicle at the time of the crash.

Endicott was placed under arrest and charged with leaving the scene of an accident, driving under the influence of liquor and child abuse.

Further investigation revealed that Endicott had also rear-ended a vehicle in the 100 block of South Sycamore, earlier in the night.  As a result, police filed an additional charge of leaving the scene of an accident.

The child was released to family members.

Endicott was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.