Michael Phelps Car Accident

Michael Phelps was involved in a car accident on August 13. Police said they did not administer a sobriety test, because Phelps did not appear intoxicated, and police added Phelps was not at fault for the accident.

Michael Phelps told police that he drank a beer about an hour and 15 minutes before he was involved in an accident last week, but alcohol wasn’t the reason for the incident, according to a police source. A police source said:

"No alcohol was involved. No drugs. It was just a car accident."

Investigators found that the Accord’s driver, Amanda E. Virkus, was at fault for the crash. She will be cited for failure to obey a red light, and for causing an accident.

Phelps will be cited for driving with an invalid, out-of-state license. When police arrived on scene following the accident, Phelps presented an invalid Michigan drivers license. According to a police source, the Michigan license was no good because Phelps did not pay an earlier fine for not showing proof of insurance. The police source said:

"It looks like he didn’t pay a reinstatement fee, and the license was suspended."

Could have been worse. Could have been another DUI.