A motorist in Baltimore cruised through a red light and unexpectedly ended up in the glare of spotlight.
The hapless individual ran smack dab into celebrated Gold Medalist Michael Phelps out-for-a-spin in his trendy upscale vehicle.
The impact slightly-crumpled the front hood on the Cadillac Escalade sport utility vehicle owned by Phelps.
However, the other vehicle suffered considerably more damage to the front side where it was impacted by the SUV.
The accident was not the athlete's fault - but (oops!) - a routine check of Driver Licenses revealed that Phelps was tooling around the mean streets with an expired out-of-state license.
The high-profile swimmer fessed up about having downed an ale about an hour prior to the incident, but DUI charges were not pursued.
Alcohol levels must have been within the legal limit.
In fact, according to Officers on duty that night, Phelps showed no signs of being impaired.
No word on whether Phelps was questioned about any intake of the demon weed that landed him in hot water a scant few weeks ago.
Police Spokesperson (Anthony Guglielmi) reported to the media that the local Police were aware of the swimmer's 2004 conviction for drunken driving.
For this reason, they did not give Phelps any special treatment, and made sure that everything was done completely by the book.
The accident took place around 8:45 p.m. on Thursday.
Phelps was cited for driving without a license and failure to establish residency in Maryland.
No fines are involved, but Phelps will have to appear in court and explain why he was zipping around Baltimore without a valid license.
Although gung-ho Phelps has focused on his swim career with a vengeance in recent days - in retrospect - it appears that the studly Submarine Sandwich spokesperson has failed to keep up-to-snuff on matters in his personal life which obviously tending to.
Pedestrians on the street spied Phelps right away after he exited his pricey wheels with an injured ankle, and subsequently, rushed in with cameras to capture the event on film for posterity.
His last words on the subject of drinking and driving (uttered up on the heels of the DUI conviction in 2004) are coming back to haunt him.
"Getting into a car after anything to drink is wrong. It’s dangerous and unacceptable," Phelps said after his 2004 arrest.
So, how did Phelps end up in the SUV that fateful night?
News at 11!
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