A Louisiana lawmaker is facing criminal charges after striking a concrete barrier while allegedly driving impaired with his three children in the vehicle, state police said on Wednesday.
Rep. Kyle M. Green Jr., a Democrat who represents a portion of south Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish, has been charged with a first-offense of driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor punishable by fines, jail time or a license suspension in the event of a conviction.
He also was charged with three counts of child endangerment and traffic violations.
Louisiana State Police said officers responded to a crash around 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday after Green allegedly “ran off the roadway” and struck a concrete barrier in the sprawling suburban parish outside New Orleans. Green and his children were not injured, the police statement said….