ARCADIA – Police stopped Rodney King Wednesday evening and cited him for driving with an expired license.

Arcadia police said a patrol unit pulled over King after a motorist called 9-1-1 and reported someone driving recklessly in the area of Santa Anita Avenue and the 210 Freeway, Arcadia Police Lt. Paul Foley said.

King’s green Mitsubishi Eclipse fit the description of that car, Foley said.

Police issued King a citation for driving on an expired license. His girlfriend drove him home, Foley said.

The traffic stop came on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the videotaped beating King received at the hands of four Los Angeles Police Department officers on March 3, 1991.

Foley said he could not confirm it was in fact the same Rodney King who was beaten by police, but the two men shared the same name and birth date.