PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WMDJ) — A Prestonsburg man is facing DUI and other charges after a crash that injured his five-month-old child.

According to the Floyd County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded February 25 to a single-vehicle crash on Spurlock Creek Road.

Deputies say Ellis Gene Sparks II, 30, of Sally Stephens Branch, was driving the vehicle. Passengers included his infant child.

The citation states Sparks told deputies they were driving on Spurlock Creek “just to have something to do” before heading home.

The child was treated at the scene by Prestonsburg EMS and taken to Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center. The infant was later flown to Cabell Huntington Hospital for additional treatment.

Deputies report Sparks showed signs of intoxication during field sobriety tests and submitted to a blood test.

He was lodged in the Floyd County Detention Center on charges of DUI, second offense with aggravating circumstances, second-degree wanton endangerment, and several traffic violations.