BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A 27-year-old man has been charged with 29 counts in the May 14 crash at a Bethlehem intersection that hospitalized three people and downed multiple utility poles, after blood tests showed methamphetamine, amphetamine and THC in his system at the time of the wreck, according to Northampton County prosecutors and court records.
Ezra Duke Wright faces charges including two felony counts of aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence, two counts of DUI involving a controlled substance, five counts of recklessly endangering another person and a single count of leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, online court dockets show. He is also charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and with a string of summary traffic violations, among them reckless driving, running a red light and disregarding traffic lanes.
District Attorney Stephen G. Baratta announced the charges Friday, May 29. A criminal complaint was filed that day before Magisterial District Judge Roy A. Manwaring II, and the case is awaiting a preliminary hearing, according to court records, which as of Saturday, May 30, did not list a hearing date…