Former US soccer star Hope Solo has received a sentence after she was arrested in a troubling DWI case. According to reports, she will be sentenced to 30 days in rehab via Side Action;
After Solo was reportedly found passed out in her car with children in the back, she plead guilty to a DWI earlier in the week.
She called the situation the ‘worst mistake of her life’.
“It’s been a long road, but I’m slowly coming back from taking time off. I pride myself in motherhood and what my husband and I have done day in and day out for over two years throughout the pandemic with two-year old twins,” Solo wrote in a statement. “While I’m proud of us, it was incredibly hard and I made a huge mistake. Easily the worst mistake of my life. I underestimated what a destructive part of my life alcohol had become.
According to the Forsyth County district attorney’s office, Hope Solo will receive a sentence of 30 days in rehab, along with a suspended driver’s license for 24 months.
Hope Solo has been retired for several years now, and appears to be open about her struggles with alcoholism.
Here is Solo’s statement after getting a slap on the wrist.
It’s been a long road, but I’m slowly coming back from taking time off. I pride myself in motherhood and what my husband and I have done day in and day out for over two years throughout the pandemic with two-year old twins. While I’m proud of us, it was incredibly hard and I made a huge mistake. Easily the worst mistake of my life. I underestimated what a destructive part of my life alcohol had become.
The upside of making a mistake this big is that hard lessons are learned quickly. Learning these lessons has been difficult, and at times, very painful.
I want to thank my beautifully strong husband for supporting me through this in so many meaningful ways and my mom, for being there for us, always. I want to thank all the friends who showed me support and also the ones who pushed me to take the hardest steps.
I want to thank my fans. The stories you shared and your faith in me meant a great deal.
I would like to thank my attorneys, Rich Nichols, Jim Trusty and Chris Clifton, for understanding that putting my mental and emotional well being first is most important to me and my family. I look forward to opening up and sharing more with everyone in the coming weeks.
I also want to thank all the wonderful women I met during my time at the Hope Valley treatment facility and specifically to my counselor, Billie Lawson.
The women at Hope Valley are true leaders in their professions, filled with knowledge and insight on how to live a more healthy life balanced with kindness, empathy, tough love and understanding.
Their no nonsense way of leading is a leadership style I have always admired and respected. I continue to be a student of the greatest school called life and I will continue to learn and grow from these experiences. I will continue to gain empathy, knowledge, and stories to share.
I consider this a gift to pass it on to others because pain shared is pain lessened.
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