Comedian Tiffany Haddish Arrested In Georgia for DUI After Allegedly Falling Asleep at the Wheel
Actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish spent a short time in a Georgia jail after being arrested for a DUI charge.
Haddish reportedly was pulled over by Peachtree City Police after officers located in Fayette County, Georgia, received a 911 call reporting that a driver falling asleep behind the wheel of a 2021 Ford Explorer around 2:30 a.m. According to NBC News, Matt Myers, the assistant chief for the Peachtree City Police Department, said before the call came in, another officer initially saw Haddish stop in the road too. Fayette County 911 dispatchers then issued a be-on-the-lookout alert for the vehicle.
Officers caught up with the 42-year-old, as she was pulling into a residence. A “subsequent investigation led to Ms. Tiffany Haddish being arrested for Driving Under the Influence,” Myers said in an email.
She was in the state working on Disney’s upcoming “Haunted Mansion” film, reportedly refused a breathalyzer test, which caused to be arrested. Haddish was suspected by authorities to have been under the influence of marijuana. She was also charged with improper stopping on a roadway TMZ reported. Haddish was taken to the Fayette County Jail without incident. Following her arrest, Haddish paid her $1,666 bond and was released around 6:30 a.m.
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