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Phelps Unhurt in Car Crash; Other Driver Shaken Up

Cops say alcohol not a factor in Olympic swimmer's collision

By the Associated Press

Posted Aug 13, 2009 11:31 PM CDT

(AP) – Michael Phelps was uninjured after the car he was driving collided with another vehicle in Baltimore tonight. The female driver of a Honda Accord was "shaken up" and taken to a hospital as a precaution. Two passengers in Phelps' Cadillac Escalade were unhurt. A police spokesman says Phelps has been interviewed and alcohol was not a factor. No charges were filed, and the accident was under investigation. Phelps' SUV had a crumpled hood, while the Accord had considerable damage on the front driver side. .

 

A Cadilliac Escalade belonging to Michael Phelps sits on a tow truck near the collision site in Baltimore on Thursday.
A Cadilliac Escalade belonging to Michael Phelps sits on a tow truck near the collision site in Baltimore on Thursday.   (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
Michael Phelps  reacts after winning the Men's 100m Butterfly final, at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Rome earlier this month.
Michael Phelps reacts after winning the Men's 100m Butterfly final, at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Rome earlier this month.   (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Fourteen-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps answers a question at a news conference before the start of the ConocoPhillips USA National Swimming Championships in Indianapolis last month.
Fourteen-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps answers a question at a news conference before the start of the ConocoPhillips USA National Swimming Championships in Indianapolis last month.   (AP Photo/Tom Strickland)
Michael Phelps reacts after completing a Men's 100m Butterfly heat, at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Rome last month.
Michael Phelps reacts after completing a Men's 100m Butterfly heat, at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Rome last month.   (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
A Cadilliac Escalade belonging to Michael Phelps and a Honda Accord sit on a tow truck near where they collided Thursday.
A Cadilliac Escalade belonging to Michael Phelps and a Honda Accord sit on a tow truck near where they collided Thursday.   (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
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COMMENTS
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Mad
Aug 14, 2009 12:39 PM CDT
He's a bong-sucking, multimillionaire, multi-gold medal winning athlete, inspiration to the world, bonehead
offspringdude235
Aug 14, 2009 4:56 AM CDT
This dude cannot stay out of the headlines. It'll probably turn out to not be all his fault.. But still, man lay low for your own good.

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