"Top Chef" winner Kelsey Barnard Clark was reportedly arrested on DUI charges in southern Alabama, after allegedly crashing a vehicle with two children onboard, police said.
According to reports fromPeopleand local stationWBRC, Public Information Officer Lt. Scott Owens of the Dothan Police Department said the Bravo star was behind the wheel of a vehicle that crashed into a mailbox in Dothan on Wednesday, Jan. 21.
Officers tested Clark for sobriety and determined she was too impaired to drive, the outlets reported. Neither Clark nor her two children were injured in the collision, WBRC reported.
Clark was booked into Dothan City Jail on a DUI charge while a family member picked up her children. USA TODAY has reached out to the Dothan Police Department and Clark's representatives for comment.
Who is Kelsey Barnard Clark?
Kelsey Barnard Clark is an Alabama-based chef who rose to prominence after competing and winning Season 16 of Bravo's "Top Chef."
A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, she's worked at various Michelin-star restaurants in New York City, and she founded her own catering company, Kelsey Barnard Catering, and a Dothan restaurant called KBC, according to herwebsite.
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She published her debut cookbook, "Southern Grit," in August 2021.
In 2025, she returned to the reality competition genre as a judge in Netflix's new cooking series "Next Gen Chef." Clark is a regular on the Food Network, appearing on shows like "Tournament of Champions," "Chopped," and "Guy's Grocery Games."
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