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Police: Speeding Motorcyclist from Durham Arrested for DUI

26-year-old Matthew Clark was caught traveling 90 miles-per-hour along Route 9 earlier this week.

 

A Durham man was drunk when he was caught speeding along Route 9 in Haddam earlier this week, police say.

Matthew Clark, 26, of 55 Dunn Hill Road, was arrested Monday evening after he was clocked going 90 miles-per-hour on his 2005 Harley Davidson. Police say Clark was passing vehicles on the right shoulder between exits 7 and 8.

After Clark was stopped he failed a field sobriety test, according to a report, and was charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving and passing on the right.

Police say the motorcycle was towed from the scene. Clark was released on $1,000 bond and is due in court June 7.

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