Bakari Sellers Cleared of Alcohol-Related Charges

On Friday afternoon Rep. Bakari Sellers (D - 90) released a statement to the media announcing that he had been cleared of all alcohol-related charges stemming from a traffic stop last October.

Sellers was pulled over in Chester County while traveling to see his family after attending the USC-UGA football game on Oct. 6. He was charged with DUI and forced to use a provisional license until it was reinstated in January. Sellers paid a fine of nearly $1,000.

Sellers statement:

"I am very pleased to have been cleared of all alcohol related charges from my traffic stop in Chester County last fall. As I said that day, I take full responsibility for my actions. I was too tired to drive and I should have made a better choice. I apologize and will do my best to set a better example for our youth and to continue to move South Carolina forward."

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