Phelps escapes jail time for DUI
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AMERICAN swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, pleaded guilty on Friday to driving under the influence of alcohol and received 18 months of supervised probation and a one-year suspended jail sentence.
The 18-time Olympic gold medalist was arrested for drunken driving early on September 30 after speeding and then crossing the double yellow lines inside a Baltimore tunnel, police said.
“The last three months of my life have been some of the hardest times I’ve ever gone through, some of the biggest learning experiences I’ve ever had,” Phelps told reporters.
Following his arrest, Phelps, who is eyeing a spot on the United States team for the 2016 Olympics, was suspended for six months by USA Swimming and barred from representing the US at the 2015 FINA World Swimming Championships in Russia.
Phelps, 29, said he completed a 45-day rehab program at an Arizona treatment center following his arrest, continues aftercare in Baltimore, and will participate in Alcoholics Anonymous.
“What I did was wrong, and I made a bad mistake,” Phelps told the judge. “I’m looking forward to having a much brighter future than I had in the past.”
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