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Detroit Woman Gets 290 Days in Jail for Drunken Crash That Injured 9-Year-Old

The judge framed the drunk-driving crash as a choice with grave harm to an innocent child.

Overview

  • Macomb County Judge Joseph Toia sentenced 20-year-old Caris Wade to 290 days in jail with 65 days of credit.
  • The punishment also includes three years of probation, aftercare programs, and community service.
  • Investigators said Wade drove drunk into a Center Line home and through a bedroom where a 9-year-old was asleep.
  • The child suffered spine fractures, a lacerated liver, and broken ribs, and now faces lasting emotional trauma.
  • In court, the family said Wade fled and returned posing as a neighbor, and they cited a .17 blood alcohol level and near triple-the-limit speed.