A trial date has been set for the man accused of hitting and dragging a young girl with his car in 2024.
Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas records indicate that Jeffrey Atkinson’s trial has been set for May 18.
As previously reported by News Center 7, Atkinson is accused of turning left into a crosswalk on Wayne Avenue, hitting Ashley Escalante, and dragging her for nearly a half mile in July 2024.
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Witnesses helped police track Atkinson down miles away at the bar he owns, Cowboys Lido Bar. They cuffed him and, hours later, tried to give him a sobriety test, which he declined…