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.