LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Police say Russian figure skater Andrei Lutai (AHN'-drey loo-TEYE') stole a car and drove it while drunk after finishing 10th overall in the Skate America competition in Lake Placid.
Police say the car was stolen from a service station lot late Sunday night. A garage employee followed the car and called police. Sgt. Carol Hayes says officers pulled over the 23-year-old Lutai, of St. Petersburg, a few minutes later.
Police have charged Lutai with grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, unauthorized use of a vehicle and aggravated driving while intoxicated.
He is being held in the Essex County Jail on $100,000 cash bail. Authorities didn't know if he has a lawyer.