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In this Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, photo, Michael Phelps swims the butterfly in the men’s 200-meter individual medley final at the U.S. nationals of swimming in Irvine, Calif.
Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 | 9:53 a.m.
BALTIMORE — Authorities say Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has been arrested on a DUI charge in Maryland.
Transit police say they stopped the 29-year-old Phelps at the Fort McHenry Tunnel in Baltimore around 1:40 a.m. Tuesday.
Maryland Transportation Authority Police say Phelps was going 84 mph in a 45-mph zone. Police say officers stopped Phelps just past a toll plaza.
Phelps has been charged with driving under the influence and excessive speed. He was released after his arrest.
This is Phelps' second DUI charge in Maryland. A native of Baltimore County, the Olympic swimmer faced a DUI charge in 2004 on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 Olympic medals.
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