A Poughkeepsie man was given a felony for driving while intoxicated. Police say he was traveling over 80 miles per hour on the Taconic State Parkway.

New York State Police from Stromville stopped 40-year-old Brian R. Morgan after he was spotted traveling in excess of 80 miles per hour on the Taconic. Following an investigation by the arresting officer, the Poughkeepsie man was allegedly driving while intoxicated.

He was charged with a class C felony DWI when a criminal history revealed a previous DWI related conviction from July of 2014.

Morgan was arraigned before the Town of East Fishkill Court and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail without bail. He is due to appear in the Town of East Fishkill Court on February 3rd.

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