Tiffany Haddish pleads guilty to DUI over 2022 Georgia arrest, avoids criminal trial

Actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish pled guilty to one count of DUI less safe in a Georgia court, ending a case and legal battle that stretched on for years.

Haddish's trial was set to begin Tuesday in Fayette County, more than four years after her arrest in Peachtree City. She appeared to make her plea on Zoom.

Police arrested the Haddish on Jan. 14, 2022, after receiving a report of a driver asleep behind the wheel. An officer spotted a vehicle matching the caller's description and stopped Haddish as she pulled into the yard of a home.

Haddish was charged with driving under the influence, failure to obey a traffic control device, improperly stopping on a roadway and a parking violation. She posted bond and was released from the Fayette County Jail.

Her attorneys asked the court to dismiss the case in May, arguing that the delay violated her constitutional right to a speedy trial Fayette County Judge Jason B. Thompson denied the request. He ruled that Haddish's attorneys waited too long to assert her speedy-trial rights and found no evidence that the delay harmed her defense.

As part of the plea deal, all of Haddish's other charges were dropped. She was sentenced to 12 months of probation and 24 hours in jail, but received credit for time served after her arrest.

Haddish will also be required to be tested during the probation period and must complete a DUI course.