Michael Phelps has admitted that he drank a beer before getting into an accident in Downtown Baltimore last week — but authorities maintain the athlete is not at fault for the crash, according to The Associated Press.

Officers who arrived at the scene did not administer field sobriety tests because the 24-year-old gold medal-winning Olympian — who was arrested for DUI in 2004 — showed no signs of impairment at the scene. Amanda Virkus, the other driver involved in the accident, ran a red light in her late model Honda Accord before colliding with Phelps’ Cadillac Escalade, putting her at fault for the accident, police say.

“We had our very best eyes on the situation, and we’re very well aware of his history and his notoriety,” Baltimore Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. “We wanted to make sure that everything was done by the book.”

Michael will be cited for driving with an invalid, out-of-state license.