Actor and comedian Tiffany Haddish resolved a traffic case in Georgia on Tuesday by entering a guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge related to driving under the influence. The charges stemmed from an incident in January 2022 when law enforcement responded to a 911 call reporting a driver asleep at the wheel at a traffic light in Peachtree City, roughly 30 miles south of Atlanta. Following her arrest at that time, Haddish was credited for the brief period she spent in custody.
As part of the plea agreement, Haddish was sentenced to 12 months of probation and ordered to refrain from using drugs and alcohol. She was also required to complete a substance abuse evaluation. The resolution came after other charges related to the incident were dismissed by prosecutors.
Haddish’s legal team had previously filed a motion requesting case dismissal, arguing that the more than four-year delay in resolving the matter had caused personal and professional hardship and constituted a violation of her right to a speedy trial. Judge Jason Thompson of Fayette County State Court rejected this motion, noting that Haddish and her attorneys had been responsible for some of the delays. The judge cited requests for postponements to attend a fashion event and to depart early for travel, and found insufficient evidence that she had experienced specific lost professional opportunities or measurable financial damages.
This resolution follows a separate 2023 incident in California. Haddish was arrested in November 2023 in Beverly Hills on suspicion of driving under the influence after police responded to a report of a driver appearing unresponsive at the wheel of a running vehicle. She subsequently reached a plea agreement in February 2024 in that case, pleading no contest to a vehicle code violation while misdemeanor DUI charges were dropped.
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