Judgment affirmed as to the conviction; judgment reversed as to the sentence, on the law, and case remanded to the County Court for resentencing.
The proper sentence to be imposed upon a conviction for driving while intoxicated, as a felony, is to be found in sections 55.10, 60.01 and 70.00 of the Penal Law and not in section 1192 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law (see People v Messinger,
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