Olympic swimming champ Phelps arrested on drunken driving charge

(Adds background) By Steve Ginsburg WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - American swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, was arrested for drunken driving early on Tuesday after speeding and then crossing the double-lane lines inside a Baltimore tunnel, police said. Phelps, 29, was clocked by radar around 1:40 a.m. traveling 84 miles per hour (135 kph) in a 45-mph (72-kph) zone, police said. The 18-time Olympic gold medalist was booked and released. Phelps, who has won 22 Olympic medals and appears to be eyeing a spot on the U.S. ...



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