Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton allegedly smelled of alcohol and slurred her words before being arrested for DUI in West Virginia
New claims surrounding the arrest of Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton have been revealed.
In a Tuesday, May 27, report from the Associated Press, West Virginia’s Fairmont Police department allegedly claimed Retton, 57, “smelled of alcohol and was slurring her words,” following the failure of a field sobriety test conducted by officials on the scene.
The report also stated that officers observed “a container of wine in the passenger seat” prior to Retton’s May 17 arrest on a single count of “driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances, or drugs,” per legal document details published by People on Monday, May 26.
Us Weekly has reached out to Retton’s team for comment.
Fairmont Police representatives also reported that they stopped Retton after learning of “a person in a Porsche driving erratically.”
The Associated Press stated that the retired athlete, who made history at the 1984 Summer Olympics when she became the first American woman to win gold in the individual all-around competition, “refused a roadside breath test and blood test.
