Wood County chief deputy resigns after alcohol-related wreck in personal vehicle - KLTV

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WOOD COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A day after she was involved in an alcohol-related wreck in her personal vehicle, the chief deputy with the Wood County Sheriff’s Office has resigned.

Audrey Nicole Oglesby Wright,40, of Mineola, was booked into the Wood County Jail on Sept. 29 on a charge of driving while intoxicated with an alcohol concentration of .15 or more. She was released later that day after she posted a $5,000 surety bond.

Wood County Sheriff Kelly Cole said that Wright had been out on sick leave before her arrest. He added that she resigned from her post as chief deputy the day after her arrest.

Cole said that Wright has been his chief deputy since he took office in January.

The sheriff said his office let the Texas Department of Public Safety handle the crash investigation because they didn’t want to give even a hint of impropriety.

Sgt. Jean Dark with DPS said that troopers were called to the scene of a one-vehicle crash on FM 778 just south of County Road 2195 in Wood County on Aug. 16.

The preliminary crash report shows that Wright was driving a 2018 Toyota 4Runner south on FM 778 when she ran off the road to the right, struck a culvert, and rolled over, Dark said.

“The investigator believed the drive to be under the influence,” Dark said.

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