MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A 44-year-old man from Macomb Township has been charged in connection with a crash that critically injured a child Aug. 30.
According to authorities, a Ford F-150 drove off 21 Mile Road, near Tilch Road, drove down an embankment and crashed just before 1 p.m. A 13-year-old boy in the vehicle was rushed to a hospital in critical condition before being transported to Children’s Hospital.
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Authorities said the father had “multiple bottles of prescription medication and illegal drugs” at the time.
Michael John Shaway was charged Wednesday, Sept. 4, with second-degree child abuse and possession of a controlled substance. Bond was set at $50,000.
The child remains in critical condition at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak.
The investigation is ongoing.
