This story was originally published by The Imprint , a national nonprofit news outlet covering child welfare and youth justice. Sign up for The Imprint’s free newsletters here .

The husband of Georgia’s child welfare agency director will make his first court appearance next month, following his arrest for allegedly driving while intoxicated with his two young children in the car.

Jason Broce was arrested Oct. 16 north of Atlanta on six misdemeanor charges after allegedly getting into an accident with another vehicle and fleeing the scene in his F-150 truck. The charges included driving under the influence, hit and run, and two counts of child endangerment, according to a police report obtained by The Imprint .

Broce will be asked to enter a plea during an arraignment sched

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