Former tennis player Ilie Nastase was arrested twice in the space of six hours in his native Romania on Friday, first on suspicion of driving a car while drunk and refusing to take a breathalyzer test, and then for going through a red light on a scooter.
He was later released as police opened a criminal investigation against him for drunken driving and failing to take a breathalyzer test.
Nastase got in a police car and placed a police helmet on his head during that second arrest.
He was questioned for an hour and, when he left the police station, acknowledged that he probably made a mistake by refusing to take the breathalyzer test.
He was fined 1,000 lei ($253) for being obstructive with police and his driving license was suspended for three months, but still faces charges of drunken driving and refusing a breathalyzer.
Last year, Nastase was fined and banned for foul-mouthed comments and misconduct as Romania’s Fed Cup captain after hurling abuse at British player Johanna Konta and the umpire during a Fed Cup match.