According to a police source, alcohol wasn't the reason for the incident even though Michael Phelps said that he was drank a beer about an hour and 15 minutes berfore he got the accident last week.
Last Thursday, Phelps' Cadillac Escalade crashed a Honda Accord driven by a Maryland woman. Phelps showed no signs of alcohol impairment, and he was not given a field sobriety test.
A police source confirmed that there was no alcohol or drugs involved. 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.
But the 24-year-old swimmer will also be cited too because of his invalid, out of state license. When police arrived on scene following the mishap, the Olympic swimmer, who holds the Olympic record with 14 gold medals for swimming, 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. A source said, "It looks like he didn't pay a reinstatement fee, and the license was suspended."
Phelps will have to attend in court to explain why he was driving without a valid license. In 2004, Phelps was sentenced to 18 months' probation due to driving while impaired.
Phelps wrote on his Facebook page that he is nursing a sore ankle stemming from the Thursday crash, but that he plans to train as scheduled on Monday.
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About two weeks ago, Madonna's concert stage collapsed. 2 peoples died and more than 30 peoples have injured. The pop icon is still continuing to provide support for the victims.
Last Sunday, Madonna should be in her concert in Marseille, France. However, because of the last two weeks tragedy, she replaces this event with a visit momment for the victims who are still treated in 3 different hospitals in Marseille.
She is still feeling down with the tragedy that affect her crew. She immediately provide comment about this, "I am Devastated to have just received this tragic news. My prayers go out to those who were injured and their families, along with my deepest sympathy to all those affected by this heartbreaking news."
At her concert last Thursday in Udine, Italy, she also provide a tribute to the victims. "We're here to give life and to inspire life," she explained to her audience. "I feel so, so devastated to be in any way associated with anyone's suffering."
"Let's all just take a moment to appreciate life in general...We are all so blessed and so lucky to be alive."
Michael Phelps Said He Was Drank Before Car Accident