Phelps Had a Beer before Wreck

Michael Phelps has admitted that he drank a beer before getting into an accident last week, but authorities maintain he's not at fault for the crash.
According to AP, police did not administer field sobriety tests because the Olympian, 24, showed no signs of impairment at the scene. Authorities insist the Golden Boy was not given special treatment. "We had our very best eyes on the situation, and we're very well aware of his history and his notoriety," Maryland Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. "We wanted to make sure that everything was done by the book."
Cops confirmed that the other driver involved in the accident, Amanda Virkus, ran a red light and is therefore at fault.
Michael will be cited for driving with an invalid, out-of-state license, but the citation carries no fine.


























I agree that he is a joke! You would think that his career and image would be more important than the trouble he gets into! With everything he had going for him then he goes to a party and gets caught with a pipe! There are to many people that would die to have his talent and his positon! This goes for other sports figures as well including football players who get into serious trouble and then get off and go right back to playing football and making big bucks! I mean what is this world coming too! It’s like oh okay well I know you were involved in a shooting or beating your wife or have illegal dog fights but it’s okay you can still come back to work and continue making your big time money even though you have no morals or think your above the law! If it were a everyday person on the street you would be locked up and the key thrown away! This only shows that if you are a professional sports player that if you have money you can get out of anything! Well it is a disgrace to the USA and no I do not watch sports or even support them. Yes there are good ones who never get into trouble but they need to get the bad ones out, they do not deserve 2 and 3 chances. If you break the law and it is as bad as shootings and illegal dog fights you should not be allowed to play again period! I do not care how good you are you made your bed now lay in it!
August 18, 2009