WHAT CHEER — Two men have been officially charged with child endangerment for a hayride accident that happened in October 2023 in Keokuk County. The crash sent several children to the hospital.

Daniel Brubaker was driving the pickup truck which was pulling the trailer for the hayride. A search warrant said Brubaker left the scene before first responders arrived.

David Heady Jr. was a passenger in the truck, and was a Keokuk County Deputy at the time of the crash. Court documents say Heady was highly intoxicated at the time. He has since resigned from the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office.

Both men each face 13 felony child endangerment charges: three for serious injury and 10 for bodily injury.

29 children were on the ride, and 3 of them went to the hospital after the crash. At least 2 families of students injured in the crash have filed lawsuits over the incident.