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Bath driver faces several charges after leaving scene of DWI crash: Deputies say utility pole destroyed in accident

Bath driver faces several charges after leaving scene of DWI crash: Deputies say utility pole destroyed in accident

Deputies report the arrest of a 42-year-old Bath resident following an investigation into a one-vehicle crash.

The crash happened in Urbana on Mitchellsville Hill Road. It’s alleged that the operator, identified as 42-year-old John Wright crashed into a utility pole after his vehicle left the roadway.

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He then fled the scene and was apprehended by police in Hammondsport.

Wright was charged with DWI, AUO, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, and leaving the scene of a crash.

He was released after arraignment. The charges will be answered at a later date.