Police say Olympian Michael Phelps smelled of alcohol when he was stopped in his white Land Rover for a DUI on I-95 North just past the Fort McHenry Tunnel Toll Plaza early Tuesday morning.Īccording to the police statement of probable cause, officers noticed Phelps' eyes were 'red, bloodshot and his speech was mush mouth.' Phelps told police he had '3 or 4 drinks' and had just left the 'Horseshoe' Casino. Police say when Michael Phelps' luck ran out, his blood alcohol level was almost twice the legal limit. It's one of several new developments in the Michael Phelps case.ĭerek Valcourt continues to dig into the charges and potential fallout for Phelps. BALTIMORE (WJZ) - The most decorated Olympian of all time spent the hours before his DUI arrest gambling at the new Horseshoe Casino.
