Dad sentenced in drunken go-kart crash; 2-year-old son injured (Red Oak, Iowa)

Not a headline one sees that often. Dad is identified as SHAWN SOAR.

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Dad Sentenced In Drunken Go-Kart Crash

POSTED: 12:50 pm CST March 9, 2012
UPDATED: 12:52 pm CST March 9, 2012

RED OAK, Iowa -- An Iowa father who admitted to being drunk when he crashed a go-kart into a parked truck injuring his son will spend 90 days in jail.

Shawn Soar, of Red Oak, was sentenced to a year in jail with all but 90 days suspended.

Soar pleaded guilty to first-offense operating while intoxicated in the September 2011 crash, which injured his 2-year-old son.

Soar will be granted work release and placed on supervised probation for one year.

Soar also pleaded guilty to a count of child endangerment. He was granted a deferred judgment on that count and placed on probation.

Soar was also ordered to pay $2,000 in fines.