Texas Man Arrested for Criminally Negligent Homocide after Allegedly telling 10 yr old to drive truck resulting in death of 6 yr old

A man in Texas has been arrested after he allegedly told a 10-year-old girl to drive his pickup truck, which resulted in the death of a 6-year-old boy.

The Angelina County Sheriff’s Office arrested Clinton Earl Johnson Jr., 31, on Tuesday.

The crash happened on Sunday.

According to an arrest affidavit obtained by KTRE, Johnson told a 10-year-old girl to move his Nissan Titan pickup truck after she complained that the vehicle was in her way while riding a tricycle.

As the girl was moving the truck, she lost control and accidentally drove it into the porch, hitting a 6-year-old boy. He later died at a hospital.

The boy who was killed in the crash was Johnson’s stepson.

The boy’s mother told investigators that her son was sitting on the porch using her phone while Johnson was grilling. She said that the 10-year-old girl was riding a tricycle and said the pickup truck was in her way.

The woman said Johnson told the girl to “scoot it up.”

According to the affidavit, Johnson said the girl had driven the pickup on backroads before. 

The investigator reported the smell of alcohol from the mother and Johnson, and they both said they had three to four drinks each while grilling, according to the affidavit.

Johnson is charged with state jail felony criminally negligent homicide. His bond has not yet been set.