Police Say Other Driver At Fault In Michael Phelps Crash

Baltimore police say the other driver was at fault in a crash involving Olympic champion Michael Phelps. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says the female driver ran a red light in her Honda Accord sedan and crashed in an intersection with Phelps’ Cadillac Escalade SUV.

By Randy Key
Published: August 14, 2009

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BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore police say the other driver was at fault in a crash involving Olympic champion Michael Phelps.

Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says the female driver ran a red light in her Honda Accord sedan and crashed in an intersection with Phelps’ Cadillac Escalade SUV.

It was not immediately clear if police had issued a citation to the woman.

The 14-time gold medalist was not injured in Thursday night’s crash. The unidentified woman was taken to a hospital as a precaution.

Phelps lives and trains in Baltimore and recently returned from the world swimming championships in Rome, where he won five golds and a silver.

Guglielmi says Phelps had not been drinking. The 24-year-old pleaded guilty to drunken driving in 2004 and was sentenced to 18 months’ probation.