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'30 Rock's' Morgan popped for driving under influence

By Stone Martindale Nov 28, 2006, 19:41 GMT

SNL alum Tracy Morgan, who co-stars on NBC's "30 Rock," was arrested Tuesday in Manhattan on drunken driving charges, the DA's office reported. Tracy Morgan - © Glenn Harris / Photorazzi

Tracy Morgan - © Glenn Harris / PhotorazziThe comic actor was stopped around 4:30 a.m. while driving an Escalade on the Henry Hudson Parkway near West 158th Street, said Edison Alban, a spokesman for District Attorney Robert Morgenthau.The police report states Morgan smelled like alcohol and that he later failed a breathalyzer test at the 28th Precinct station house, Alban said.Alban said Morgan was to be arraigned later in Manhattan's state Supreme Court on charges of driving while intoxicated and driving while impaired.This is a second arrest for the same type of offense. Morgan was arrested last December in Hollywood, Calif., on impaired driving charges after police stopped him for speeding. Morgan pleaded no contest, and he was sentenced to 36 months' probation, fined $390 and ordered to attend an alcohol education program.Morgan was a "Saturday Night Live" cast member from 1996 to 2003.

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