Tiffany Haddish’s years-long Georgia DUI case is finally expected to reach a courtroom today.
The comedian and Girls Trip actress is set to stand trial over her January 2022 arrest in Peachtree City, where police said she was discovered asleep behind the wheel in the early morning hours.
According to authorities, an officer was dispatched to Highway 74 around 2:30 a.m. after receiving a report about a sleeping driver. While heading to the scene, the officer spotted Haddish’s vehicle and pulled her over. Police said Haddish drove into the yard of a nearby residence before the stop ended with her arrest on a DUI charge.
Haddish has spent years challenging the case and previously sought to have the charge dismissed, contending that “substantial delays” deprived her of her right to a speedy trial.
A Fayette County State Court judge recently denied that request.
The actress has also accused officers of an “unlawful search” connected to her arrest as her attorneys fought to limit evidence in the case.
Her booking made headlines everywhere in 2022 when authorities released a mugshot showing Haddish smiling broadly.