A man indicted in a crash that left another man permanently disabled in 2020 has been arrested again on drug charges.Antonio Wright is indicted on charges of aggravated vehicular assault, operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs, possession and trafficking fentanyl. Late August 2020, Cincinnati police said they tried to pull Wright over after he was involved in a drug deal. Police said he took off and seconds later, crashed into another driver.The other driver, Travis Feltner, was on his way to work in the IT department for Children’s Hospital. He was seriously injured and after days in intensive care and weeks in the hospital, returned home to his family, a wife and eight children. Feltner has not been able to return to work after suffering a traumatic brain injury in the crash. He still deals with tingling and pain in his hands and frequent short-term memory loss.He is also adjusting to life as a single dad after losing his wife Amber to COVID-19 in the fall of last year. “Now everything is left on me,” he said Thursday. “Making good money and all of a sudden I’m like ok we’re barely getting by.”Feltner filed a lawsuit against the Cincinnati police department for pursuing Wright. The pursuit lasted a matter of seconds prior to the crash. “I’m surviving,” he said. “Being on long-term disability and everything and the gas prices soaring, it’s just kind of a struggle each month.” The crash that left him disabled happened three days after Wright was released from prison on robbery charges, according to police. In Wright’s wrecked car, police reported finding a handgun, 35 grams of fentanyl and almost $10,000 in cash.Wright was released on bond within a few months.In December 2021, he was arrested again with a “bulk amount of heroin” packaged and prepared for distribution. He made bond a few days later. “This whole time I thought he’s been behind bars,” Feltner said. He learned this week that Wright was arrested again Sunday on drug charges. Police said Wright had heroin in his vehicle. After he was arrested and taken to the jail to be searched, court records say he pulled cocaine out of his rear area and swallowed it. Deputies said he also pulled a bag of Percocet from a body part, ingested some and “spilled it all over the room,” trying to destroy it. He was charged with several crimes including bringing contraband into a corrections facility, trafficking drugs and tampering with evidence. “I don’t think it’s fair,” Feltner said. “I’ve been through heck and back trying to survive when he’s just out running around doing what he would like to do… I won’t be able to work again. I have this short-term memory issue for the rest of my life.”Wright, as of Tuesday, is being held without bond at the Hamilton County Justice Center. His next court date is May 16. Feltner said he is looking forward to getting his day in court. “What I’ve been through I wouldn’t want no one else to go through at all,” Feltner said.
A man indicted in a crash that left another man permanently disabled in 2020 has been arrested again on drug charges.
Antonio Wright is indicted on charges of aggravated vehicular assault, operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs, possession and trafficking fentanyl. Late August 2020, Cincinnati police said they tried to pull Wright over after he was involved in a drug deal. Police said he took off and seconds later, crashed into another driver.
The other driver, Travis Feltner, was on his way to work in the IT department for Children’s Hospital. He was seriously injured and after days in intensive care and weeks in the hospital, returned home to his family, a wife and eight children.
Feltner has not been able to return to work after suffering a traumatic brain injury in the crash. He still deals with tingling and pain in his hands and frequent short-term memory loss.
He is also adjusting to life as a single dad after losing his wife Amber to COVID-19 in the fall of last year.
“Now everything is left on me,” he said Thursday. “Making good money and all of a sudden I’m like ok we’re barely getting by.”
Feltner filed a lawsuit against the Cincinnati police department for pursuing Wright. The pursuit lasted a matter of seconds prior to the crash.
“I’m surviving,” he said. “Being on long-term disability and everything and the gas prices soaring, it’s just kind of a struggle each month.”
The crash that left him disabled happened three days after Wright was released from prison on robbery charges, according to police. In Wright’s wrecked car, police reported finding a handgun, 35 grams of fentanyl and almost $10,000 in cash.
Wright was released on bond within a few months.
In December 2021, he was arrested again with a “bulk amount of heroin” packaged and prepared for distribution. He made bond a few days later.
“This whole time I thought he’s been behind bars,” Feltner said. He learned this week that Wright was arrested again Sunday on drug charges.
Police said Wright had heroin in his vehicle. After he was arrested and taken to the jail to be searched, court records say he pulled cocaine out of his rear area and swallowed it. Deputies said he also pulled a bag of Percocet from a body part, ingested some and “spilled it all over the room,” trying to destroy it.
He was charged with several crimes including bringing contraband into a corrections facility, trafficking drugs and tampering with evidence.
“I don’t think it’s fair,” Feltner said. “I’ve been through heck and back trying to survive when he’s just out running around doing what he would like to do… I won’t be able to work again. I have this short-term memory issue for the rest of my life.”
Wright, as of Tuesday, is being held without bond at the Hamilton County Justice Center. His next court date is May 16.
Feltner said he is looking forward to getting his day in court.
“What I’ve been through I wouldn’t want no one else to go through at all,” Feltner said.
