“Top Chef ”Winner Kelsey Barnard Clark Arrested on DUI Charges After Crashing Her Car with Her 2 Children Inside

“Top Chef ”Winner Kelsey Barnard Clark Arrested on DUI Charges After Crashing Her Car with Her 2 Children Inside https://ift.tt/WYB1LQO

Clark won the 16th season of the cooking competition series in 2019

Dothan Police Dept.; Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty 

Kelsey Clark

NEED TO KNOW

• Top Chef winner Kelsey Clark was arrested for driving under the influence in Dothan, Ala.
• Clark's two children were reportedly in the car when the incident occurred on Jan. 21
• Clark won the 16th season of the cooking competition series in 2019

Top Chef winner Kelsey Clark was arrested for driving under the influence.

Per TMZ, the Dothan Police Department in Dothan, Alabama, responded to a call on the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 21, regarding the cooking competition series star, 35. Clark allegedly drove her car into a mailbox.

Per the police, she reportedly smelled of booze and showed other signs of driver impairment, NYDN reported. Clark participated in sobriety tests on the scene and was reportedly unable to walk in a straight line or stand on one foot.

According to local news outlet WBRC, Clark's two children were reportedly with her in the car when the incident happened. Neither Clark nor her children were injured during the car crash.

Dothan Police Dept.

Kelsey Clark

Her children were reportedly allowed to go home with a family member. Clark, meanwhile, was brought to the Dothan City Jail and booked on a DUI charge.

“We received a call regarding a vehicle striking the mailbox in the 1300 block of Selkirk Drive,” Dothan police Public Information Officer Lt. Scott Owens told WBRC. “Our officers who responded to the scene determined that Ms. Clark was under the influence.”

PEOPLE reached out to Kelsey Clark, along with the Dothan Police Department, and did not receive an immediate response.

The Alabama native won Top Chef's 16th season in 2019, wowing judges with her Southern roots and hospitality during her season.

"When I decided to do Top Chef, I was really concerned that it was going to be the biggest mistake of my life. I’m glad that I couldn’t have been more wrong," she wrote on Instagram in March 2019 about her time on the show.

"The best bonus was getting to share the journey with this group of inspiring chefs I now call friends."

Smallz & Raskind/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty 

Kelsey Clark

Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

She has since appeared as a judge on Netflix’s Next Gen Chef. Clark is the mom to son Monroe, 8, and daughter Evelyn, 5. She is also the author of three cookbooks: Southern Grit, Southern Get-Togethers, and The Flavor of Fire.