
Mary Lou Retton arrested, charged with DUI
created: May 27, 2025, 6:10 p.m. | updated: May 27, 2025, 10:14 p.m.
FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- Gymnastics icon Mary Lou Retton faces a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence following her arrest 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.
She also won two silver and two bronze medals to help bring gymnastics into the mainstream in the United States.
Retton went on oxygen treatment and, after weeks in the hospital, improved enough to be sent home.
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