Joe Dean, Louisiana State University athletic director,...

Joe Dean, Louisiana State University athletic director, has pleaded innocent to hit-and-run driving charges stemming from a May 14 accident. Trial was set for Aug. 30.

Dean allegedly left the scene after rear-ending a car driven by April Hammack, who followed Dean to a nearby traffic light and tried to talk with him. Dean said he was in a hurry and did not have time to talk, she told police.

Hammack followed Dean’s car to LSU and told campus police, who said Dean acknowledged being involved in an accident.