Hope Solo pleads guilty to DWI, 30 days in jail and fine
Former U.S. women’s national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo pleaded guilty Monday to driving while impaired
About four months later, she was found behind the wheel of a vehicle in North Carolina with her 2-year-old twins.
Solo has been charged with child abuse and resisting a public officer in connection with the March 31 incident.
Her attorney, Chris Clifton, said both charges are being dismissed voluntarily
A judge gave Solo, 40, of Roaring Gap, in Alleghany County, a 24-month suspended sentence and 30 days of active sentence, according to a news release
“Easily the worst mistake of my life. I underestimated what a destructive part of my life alcohol had become,” she said
Solo was arrested in a shopping center parking lot in Winston-Salem, according to a police report
According to the report, Solo passed out behind the steering wheel of the vehicle for more than an hour with the engine running and two children in the back seat
Solo was taken to the magistrate's office, where she refused to take a breathalyzer test.
Solo was kicked out of the national team after the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, calling the Swedish team "cowards".
Solo made 202 appearances with the national team, with 153 wins and an international-record 102 shutouts
She won a World Cup title and two Olympic gold medals with the team
Solo married Stevens, a former tight end for the Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in 2012
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