The following information is from the forthcoming Book and iTunes App, Celebridumb. The book chronicles those celebrities who have been arrested for DUI and also includes entertaining information about the celebrity that the reader may find interesting or shocking. The Book and iTunes App is scheduled for release toward the end of 2010 and is written by Snohomish and Skagit County DUI attorney David N. Jolly.
Swimmer Drinks Like a Fish
Name: Michael Phelps
Claim to Fame: Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer
Date of DUI: November, 2004
Facts: Phelps was stopped by a state trooper on Nov. 4 for running a stop sign near Salisbury University, about 85 miles southeast of Baltimore. Phelps had a .08 blood alcohol content — the legal limit in Maryland.
Outcome: Phelps, 19 years old at the time, was sentenced to 18 months probation Wednesday after pleading guilty to drunken driving. Under the terms of his probation, Phelps must give speeches to students at three Wicomico county schools, advising youngsters about making choices and warning them about the dangers of alcohol.
Phelps was ordered to abstain totally from alcohol and illegal drugs during his probation and attend a victim impact panel meeting sponsored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving. He was fined $250 and ordered to pay $55 in court costs. In return for Phelps' guilty plea to driving while impaired, prosecutors agreed to drop charges of driving under the influence, underage drinking and failure to stop at a stop sign. Under the terms of his probation, Phelps must report to a probation supervisor once a month by telephone or as directed by the court (the reason for that is because of his travel). Normally a probationer would have to report in person.
Did You Know? Phelps holds records for: Most Olympic Gold Medals (14), Most Olympic Gold Medals in Individual Events (9), and Most Olympic Gold Medals at a Single Games (8, Beijing 2008).
Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/08/national/main654380.shtml, wikipedia.org
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