A member of the Bluffton Town Council was arrested over the weekend after a traffic stop

A member of the Bluffton Town Council was arrested Saturday after being pulled over in a routine traffic stop.

Council member Bridgette Frazier, who’s held a seat on the 5 member body since 2020, was arrested in Bluffton for driving with a suspended license. Frazier was going 21 mph over the speed limit near Bluffton Parkway and Persimmons St., according to a report from the Bluffton Police Department. The report does not indicate which road Frazier was traveling along but does state the speed limit was 35 mph.

After running Frazier’s license, the officer confirmed through dispatch that it was suspended. Frazier’s record led the officer to place her under arrest. “The suspect’s driving record was extensive with an abundance of suspensions for the same violation along with others. These factors coupled with her current suspension aided in my determination to place the suspect under arrest,” the officer wrote in the report.

Frazier was booked into the Beaufort County Detention Center at 11:39 a.m. and was out by 12:51 p.m., according to the detention center’s inmate inquiry system.

A search of Frazier’s name in the South Carolina Public Index shows Frazier has had nine traffic violations, including Saturday’s speeding ticket, since 2009. Five of them for speeding, three for not wearing a seat belt and one for driving a vehicle without a license in possession.

When contacted by the Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette, Frazier provided a statement about the incident.

“The truth of the matter will be revealed, I will be vindicated and justice will be served. Thank you to everyone who’s reached out to my family and I during this traumatic ordeal,” she said.

Frazier was re-elected to her council seat in November. Her new term will end in 2028.