Olympian Michael Phelps Arrested For DUI In Baltimore

Olympic-champion swimmer Michael Phelps was reportedly arrested in Baltimore, Maryland, the morning of Sept. 30 for driving under the influence. This is his second DUI.

TMZ reported that the 29-year-old Olympian had a failed sobriety test twice the legal limit. In the United States, a person is considered over the legal limit with a blood alcohol content above 0.08 percent.

According to CBS Baltimore, Phelps was arrested early Tuesday morning at 1:40 a.m. in his white Land Rover speeding in the Fort McHenry Tunnel on I-95.

The Maryland Transportation Authority released the following statement: "A Maryland Transportation Authority police officer was operating stationary radar on southbound I-395 leaving Baltimore City when a white, 2014 Land Rover entered the radar's area of influence at excessive speed — 84 mph in a 45 mph zone. The officer followed the vehicle onto northbound I-95, through the tunnel and initiated an enforcement stop just beyond the tunnel's toll plaza.

"Phelps was identified as the driver by his driver's license and appeared to be under the influence. He was unable to perform satisfactorily a series of standard field sobriety tests. Phelps was cooperative throughout the process."

The 22-time medalist was ultimately charged with driving under the influence, excessive speed and crossing double lines.

This is not the first DUI for the athlete. He obtained a DUI at 19 in November 2004. He then pled to drunk driving and was sentenced to 18 months probation.

He then apologized to the court, saying, "I recognize the seriousness of this mistake. I've learned from this mistake and will continue learning from this mistake for the rest of my life."

During a 2004 interview with Matt Lauer on The Today Show, Phelps said it was an "isolated incident" and that he "definitely let myself down and my family down ... I think I let a lot of the people in the country down."