Attorney facing DUI, hit-and-run charges missed hearings due to hospitalization

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Bakersfield attorney facing felony DUI and hit-and-run charges had a good reason for missing recent court hearings — he’s in the hospital.

Documentation showing William Charles Wright is hospitalized was presented Tuesday morning to Judge Gloria Cannon. She recalled a bench warrant that was issued but held last week after Wright missed two hearings.

Cannon had been waiting for documentation of Wright’s medical issue — which was not disclosed in court…

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