‘No Remorse, No Emotions’: Family of Georgia Construction Worker Killed In Hit-and-Run Slams Driver’s Apology, Calls for Maximum Sentence After Waiting Three Years for Trial

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A trial date has finally been set for the woman accused of fatally hitting a Georgia construction worker with her car three years ago and fleeing the scene. The worker, 50-year-old Scottie Sherman, was struck in June 2021 while working on a construction project on Buford Highway in the Atlanta suburb of Doraville. The suspected killer, 24-year-old Alexis Dubose, drove across three lanes of traffic, crashed into the construction zone, and left the scene without stopping, according to Georgia State Patrol investigators. She was taken into custody hours after the fatal crash and charged with felony homicide by vehicle and hit-and-run. She is also accused of reckless driving, speeding, and failure to maintain lane. Scottie Sheman, left was struck and killed by Alexis Dubose in 2021. (Photos: WSBTV) She bonded out of jail after her arrest. On Monday, a DeKalb County judge set her trial date for Dec. 12. She previously turned down a plea bargain of 10 years with four to serve, according to WSB-TV. Her attorney entered a formal plea on her behalf of not guilty. “Alexis is deeply sorry, deeply remorseful for this tragic, tragic accident,” Dubose’s attorney Max Hirsh said. “She thinks about Scottie Sherman every...

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