9-year-old girl left without a portion of her leg after a drunk man struck her while she was riding her bicycle, then continued driving for half a mile with the girl under the vehicle; man arrested

Ohio – In a distressing incident in Ohio, a 55-year-old man, identified as J. Atkinson, faces severe legal consequences after striking a 9-year-old girl with his vehicle and dragging her several blocks. This harrowing incident, captured partially on police body cameras, ended with the child suffering severe injuries. Atkinson was arrested and has been charged with two counts of vehicular assault, child endangering, failure to stop after an accident, and operating a vehicle while impaired.

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