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Rodney King, whose videotaped beating by cops became a symbol of police brutality and ultimately sparked the 1992 Los Angeles riots, was busted for driving under the influence on Tuesday afternoon in California.

Cops watched King, 46, commit “several traffic violations” while behind the wheel of a 1994 Mitsubishi before pulling him over in Moreno Valley, Calif., police said.

King was arrested and booked on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Cops said it wasn’t clear whether King was drunk or high on drugs.

In 1991, King was viciously beaten by Los Angeles police officers after a high-speed chase through the San Fernando Valley, leaving him with skull fractures and brain damage.

A bystander filmed the assault, and four officers were indicted. After a controversial trial, all four were acquitted, sparking riots across L.A. that killed 55 people and caused more than $1 billion in property damage.

Two of the officers were later found guilty of federal civil rights violations; two were acquitted. King was awarded $3.8 million in damages. He became engaged last year to a juror from the federal trial.

King has had several scrapes with the law in the 20 years since the incident, and has publicly struggled with his addictions by appearing on the reality shows “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” and “Sober House.”

He was arrested in 1995 for allegedly running over his wife with a car and eventually served 90 days in jail for hit and run.

In September 2001, he was busted on drug charges after cops alleged he was high on PCP.

He was also arrested in 2003 for ramming his car into a house while driving drunk, and again in 2005 for threatening his daughter and ex-girlfriend.

In 2007, he told police that he had been sprayed by shotgun pellets by a man and a woman who tried to steal his bike. No one was arrested in that incident.

Most recently, King was cited in March for driving with an expired license.