US Olympic gymnastics star arrested for drink driving
Legendary US Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton is facing charges of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs after being arrested in her West Virginia hometown.
Fairmont police stopped Retton on May 17 following a report about a person in a Porsche driving erratically.
According to the criminal complaint, Retton smelled of alcohol and was slurring her words, and she failed a field sobriety test.
Officers also reported observing a container of wine in the passenger seat.
Retton, 57, refused a roadside breath test and a blood test. She was released from custody after paying a $US1500 personal recognisance bond.
Retton, 57, shot to global fame after becoming the first American woman to win the all-around gold for gymnastics at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984.
At just 16, she also won two silver and two bronze medals to help bring gymnastics into the mainstream in the United States.
She was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1997.
In 2023, Retton's family disclosed she was recuperating from a rare form of pneumonia that landed her in intensive care. Doctors found her oxygen levels dangerously low.
Legendary US Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton is facing charges of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs after being arrested in her West Virginia hometown.
Fairmont police stopped Retton on May 17 following a report about a person in a Porsche driving erratically.
According to the criminal complaint, Retton smelled of alcohol and was slurring her words, and she failed a field sobriety test.
Officers also reported observing a container of wine in the passenger seat.
Retton, 57, refused a roadside breath test and a blood test. She was released from custody after paying a $US1500 personal recognisance bond.
Retton, 57, shot to global fame after becoming the first American woman to win the all-around gold for gymnastics at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984.
At just 16, she also won two silver and two bronze medals to help bring gymnastics into the mainstream in the United States.
She was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1997.
In 2023, Retton's family disclosed she was recuperating from a rare form of pneumonia that landed her in intensive care. Doctors found her oxygen levels dangerously low.
Legendary US Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton is facing charges of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs after being arrested in her West Virginia hometown.
Fairmont police stopped Retton on May 17 following a report about a person in a Porsche driving erratically.
According to the criminal complaint, Retton smelled of alcohol and was slurring her words, and she failed a field sobriety test.
Officers also reported observing a container of wine in the passenger seat.
Retton, 57, refused a roadside breath test and a blood test. She was released from custody after paying a $US1500 personal recognisance bond.
Retton, 57, shot to global fame after becoming the first American woman to win the all-around gold for gymnastics at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984.
At just 16, she also won two silver and two bronze medals to help bring gymnastics into the mainstream in the United States.
She was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1997.
In 2023, Retton's family disclosed she was recuperating from a rare form of pneumonia that landed her in intensive care. Doctors found her oxygen levels dangerously low.
Legendary US Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton is facing charges of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs after being arrested in her West Virginia hometown.
Fairmont police stopped Retton on May 17 following a report about a person in a Porsche driving erratically.
According to the criminal complaint, Retton smelled of alcohol and was slurring her words, and she failed a field sobriety test.
Officers also reported observing a container of wine in the passenger seat.
Retton, 57, refused a roadside breath test and a blood test. She was released from custody after paying a $US1500 personal recognisance bond.
Retton, 57, shot to global fame after becoming the first American woman to win the all-around gold for gymnastics at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984.
At just 16, she also won two silver and two bronze medals to help bring gymnastics into the mainstream in the United States.
She was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1997.
In 2023, Retton's family disclosed she was recuperating from a rare form of pneumonia that landed her in intensive care. Doctors found her oxygen levels dangerously low.
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