Fla. man lets son drive because he was too drunk

TAMPA, Fla. – A man in central Florida has been charged with child neglect after authorities say he let his 15-year-old son drive because the man was too drunk.

Hillsborough County deputies stopped 41-year-old Darran Foraker's Dodge Caravan on Saturday night because its brake lights were out. An arrest report says that's when they discovered the minivan was being driven by Foraker's son.

The arrest report says the father told deputies he was too drunk to drive and didn't have money to stay at a hotel because he spent it all on alcohol. He also told deputies he was too drunk to care for the teen.

Deputies arrested the man and took him to the Hillsborough County Jail, where he was held on $2,000 bail.

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Information from: St. Petersburg Times, http://tampabay.com