Kelly Walsh Asst. Principal Marty Wood Charged With DUI

An Assistant Principal at a Casper High School found himself behind bars recently.

Kelly Walsh High School Assistant Principal Marty Wood has been charged by Casper Police with driving under the influence of alcohol.

This after a vehicle collision on Casper's east side on Wednesday evening (August 24th).

According to police, officers were dispatched to a hit and run call at the 14-hundred block of Heathrow Avenue.

When they arrived they found a Chevy truck had hit a parked vehicle and had sustained serious damage to the front passenger's side area.

Witnesses told police they saw a man get out of truck and walk into a nearby home.

Officers then made contact with Mr. Wood who said that he had several drinks at a friend's house then attempted to drive home and was talking on his cell phone when the collision occurred.

Police administered several sobriety tests and eventually arrested him for driving under the influence.

Wood pleaded not guilty to the charges and is free on bail.

His case will head to a jury trial.