Legendary United States gymnast arrested for DUI
Mary Lou Retton, former US Olympic gymnast, was arrested earlier this month for driving under the influence in West Virginia.
The 57-year-old former gold medalist, per WDTV, was charged with one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs on May 17.
The report cited the magistrate court records.
Retton earned two perfect 10 scores during the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
In 2023, Retton was “fighting for her life” in the ICU battling a “very rare form of pneumonia,” her daughter said on social media.
McKenna Kelley, Retton’s daughter, asked for prayers and donations for her ailing mother on her Instagram story.
“Hey everyone! On behalf of my sisters and I, we need y’all’s help,” Kelley wrote at the time on SpotFund. “My amazing mom, Mary Lou, has a very rare form of pneumonia and is fighting for her life. She is not able to breathe on her own. She’s been in the ICU for over a week now.”
Kelley wrote that Retton, who became the first American woman ever to win the individual all-around gold medal at the Olympics in 1984, was not insured.
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