Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Dad arrested following go-cart-crash; 2-year-old seriously injured (Red Oak, Iowa)

A new study says that men's testosterone levels go down once they have kids. If so, somebody forgot to send the memo to dad MICHAEL SOAR.

http://www.chron.com/news/article/Iowa-father-arrested-following-go-cart-crash-2168048.php

Iowa father arrested following go-cart crash
Published 08:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 13, 2011

RED OAK, Iowa (AP) — A Red Oak man has been arrested following a go-cart crash that seriously injured his 2-year-old son.

Atlantic radio station KJAN (http://bit.ly/oyiG9v) reports that 35-year-old Michael Soar was arrested early Tuesday morning on suspicion of felony child endangerment and serious injury by vehicle.

Authorities say Soar and his son were riding a go-cart the night of Sept. 5 when it hit a parked car. The toddler was flown by helicopter to a trauma center in Omaha, Neb.

Shawn Soar suffered minor injuries and was treated at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. He is being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $10,000 bond.

A public phone listing for Soar could not be found.