A Dearborn man who was charged with hitting a high school student as she walked last year was sentenced on Thursday to one year in jail.
Mahdi Bitar was charged with reckless driving causing serious impairment, which was a felony. He is ordered to serve two years of probation and will be banned from driving for a year upon his release.
The incident happened shortly after 7:35 a.m. on Dec. 20, 2024, in the area of Ford and Schaefer roads. Dearborn police said a 15-year-old Fordson High School student, who was walking to school, was attempting to cross Ford Road when a Jeep Grand Cherokee failed to stop and hit her…