Muskego man sentenced to 3 years in prison for hit-and-run that injured Greenfield teen

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Muskego man learned his sentence Thursday, after a hit-and-run that seriously injured a soccer captain at Greenfield High School.

On May 21, 2022, then 16-year-old Trevor Le-Morrison and a group of friends were playing with water guns, when Trevor ran into the roadway.

He was struck by an SUV, driven by 34-year-old Walter Grebe, who kept driving and left the scene.

Officials said Grebe eluded police overnight and hid his car at the Potawatomi parking garage.

He was taken into custody the next morning.

Grebe plead no contest to the charges in December.

On Thursday, he was sentenced to three years in prison and four years of extended supervision.

In a powerful moment during the sentencing hearing, Trevor Le-Morrison addressed Grebe.

"I don't hold anything against you. I just please ask you, please don't make the mistake again. Please be conscious of what you do. Know that everything you do has a consequence," Trevor said.

The crash left Trevor in the hospital for 81 days.

"He had to learn how to walk. He had to learn how to eat. He couldn't sleep. He was in pain," said Oanh Le, Trevor's mother.

At the sentencing, Trevor's high school principal acknowledged his friends who helped at the scene.

"There are a group of young people behind me that I believe are the only reason why Trevor's still alive today," said Todd Willems, principal of Greenfield High School.

In his final statements, Grebe apologized for not stopping, and defended his character.

"I am not a cold-blooded, hardened criminal. I am a common man who got scared and made a mistake," Grebe said.

After Grebe was sentenced, Trevor and his mom said they were happy to see the case close with consequences.

"I just wanted him to pay for what he did to my child. I'm satisfied that he is going to pay for his actions," Le said.

"I just viewed this more as closure. Now I can leave all this in the past and not have to worry about it in the future," Trevor said.

For Trevor, the future now looks bright.

"I'm going to Whitewater. I'm majoring in accounting," Trevor said. "Hopefully I can find a soccer ball and a team that accepts my talents."

Trevor's mother asks everyone to drive with care and caution, and to always stop and render aid.