Michael Phelps Reportedly Arrested for Drunk Driving

Michael Phelps was reportedly arrested Tuesday morning for driving under the influence near the Fort McHenry Tunnel.

A Maryland Transportation Authority officer using a radar caught the Olympic swimmer driving 84 mph in a 45 mph zone near I-395, then followed him onto I-95 through the tunnel, where he failed a sobriety test during a traffic stop by the tolls, WBAL reported.

His blood alcohol level was almost twice the legal limit when he was pulled over in his white Land Rover at approximately 1:40 a.m. on Tuesday, according to TMZ.

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Phelps was also charged with DUI when he was 19 after an officer near Salisbury University saw him blow through a stop sign, according to CBS News, which reported he was given probation before judgment and had to give speeches about the dangers of alcohol at three schools in Wicomico County, where the arrest occurred; abstain from drugs and alcohol for an 18-month probation period; and attend a Mothers Against Drunk Driving meeting.

Phelps lives in downtown Baltimore. The most decorated Olympian of all time, he retired in 2012 but is said to be considering a comeback at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

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