{"id":7176,"date":"2026-01-22T18:50:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T18:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/top-chef-winner-kelsey-clark-smelled-of-booze-during-dui-arrest-police-allege\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T18:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T18:50:23","slug":"top-chef-winner-kelsey-clark-smelled-of-booze-during-dui-arrest-police-allege","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/top-chef-winner-kelsey-clark-smelled-of-booze-during-dui-arrest-police-allege\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Top Chef’ Winner Kelsey Clark Smelled of Booze During DUI Arrest, Police Allege"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Kelsey Clark<\/strong> cooked up a little trouble for herself in Alabama … the “Top Chef” winner was arrested for DUI after plowing into a mailbox in Alabama, TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Here’s the scoop … Dothan PD officers responded to a call Wednesday night to a residential street after Clark drove her vehicle into the mailbox, police said. Officers noticed Clark reeked of booze and showed several other indications of driver impairment, cops said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Clark was given field sobriety tests, which included walking in a straight line and standing on one foot, according to police. Her performance wasn’t great, leading officers to believe she was impaired, cops said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Clark was then hauled off to the Dothan City Jail in Alabama and booked for DUI.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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In 2019, Clark gained notoriety when she won “Top Chef” Season 16. She now serves as a judge on Netflix’s “Next Gen Chef” and owns a restaurant in downtown Dothan called KBC. She also penned 3 cookbooks, “Southern Grit,” “Southern Get-Togethers” and “The Flavor of Fire.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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