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Fri Apr 1, 2022, 08:03 PM Apr 2022

Hope Solo arrested on DWI, child abuse charges [View all]

Source: AP News

Former U.S. women’s national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo was arrested after she was found passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in North Carolina with her 2-year-old twins inside, police said. A police report said Solo was arrested on Thursday in a shopping center parking lot in Winston-Salem and charged with driving while impaired, resisting a public officer and misdemeanor child abuse. She has been released from jail and has a court date of June 28, the report indicated.

According to an arrest warrant, a passerby noticed Solo passed out behind the steering wheel for more than an hour with the vehicle’s engine running and the two children in the backseat. A responding officer could smell alcohol, and the warrant said that Solo refused a field sobriety test and her blood was drawn instead.

Rich Nichols, a Texas-based attorney who represents Solo, released a statement Friday but didn’t respond to specific questions on the charges and said his client wouldn’t respond, either.

“On the advice of counsel, Hope can’t speak about this situation, but she wants everyone to know that her kids are her life, that she was released immediately and is now at home with her family, that the story is more sympathetic than the initial charges suggest, and that she looks forward to her opportunity to defend these charges,” Nichols said.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/nfl-entertainment-sports-soccer-winston-salem-c209a4bd711b7570e82acd69f34eb83b



Hope Solo is an American former soccer goalkeeper. She was a goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team from 2000 to 2016, and is a World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Solo

Hope Solo and Jerramy Stevens with their children in March 2021
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Hope Solo arrested on DWI, child abuse charges [View all] left-of-center2012 Apr 2022 OP
disgusting Skittles Apr 2022 #1
Think your parents were better? mathari Apr 2022 #2
That's not the same... IngridsLittleAngel Apr 2022 #3
How some of us learned too young what "drunk driving" is... IngridsLittleAngel Apr 2022 #12
I'm so sorry for your loss. ZZenith Apr 2022 #14
Thank you IngridsLittleAngel Apr 2022 #15
Full disclosure: ZZenith Apr 2022 #16
I'm glad for two things... IngridsLittleAngel Apr 2022 #17
At least some of us realize that drinking and driving is not good csziggy Apr 2022 #38
so glad you were able to avoid severe consequences Skittles Apr 2022 #48
Thank you, Skittles. ZZenith Apr 2022 #49
I always remember the ending to the movie The Crossing Guard Skittles Apr 2022 #50
Well, she wasn't driving. intheflow Apr 2022 #29
If your vehicle is running, VGNonly Apr 2022 #32
That is no excuse! AnnetteChaffee Apr 2022 #53
If she drove the car from home to a parking lot while under the influence before pulling over... IngridsLittleAngel Apr 2022 #58
It's a wonder we survived. Lochloosa Apr 2022 #5
omfg Skittles Apr 2022 #7
It's a shame that getting drunk and passing out LisaL Apr 2022 #8
Yes my parents were a lot better than that left-of-center2012 Apr 2022 #10
Cool story, bro. BradAllison Apr 2022 #13
Welcome to DU Orrex Apr 2022 #18
That explains a lot, actually UnderThisLaw Apr 2022 #19
Deary deary me. Either you are 70+, in which case your parents were obeying the laws of the time... Hekate Apr 2022 #24
Nope. I am 58. Seat belts were not mandatory law in NC Thtwudbeme Apr 2022 #42
. Carlitos Brigante Apr 2022 #25
Yup, I got pulled over one night Farmer-Rick Apr 2022 #27
No safety belt? Smoking in car? cab67 Apr 2022 #28
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2022 #35
Not to my memory. cab67 Apr 2022 #36
Red Asphalt, there are 5 of them. Mosby Apr 2022 #44
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2022 #34
Maybe you missed the passed out bit. You know why those things became law? uppityperson Apr 2022 #40
Welcome to DU. vanlassie Apr 2022 #45
same here regarding the no seat belts, smoking in car but parents never passed out Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #51
My parents (at least my dad) were the epitome of... moriah Apr 2022 #52
My parents never passed out at the wheel of a running car with me in it. gldstwmn Apr 2022 #54
I feel for those kids... IngridsLittleAngel Apr 2022 #4
She's had substance abuse issues for many years. maxsolomon Apr 2022 #6
Her hubby also has a history of questionable behavior. LisaL Apr 2022 #9
Yes, they both have substance abuse issues. maxsolomon Apr 2022 #11
I just read the oregonlive article . . . . AverageOldGuy Apr 2022 #22
Yes, Shocking erpowers Apr 2022 #55
Yawn. TeamProg Apr 2022 #20
Thanks for your input left-of-center2012 Apr 2022 #21
My weary brain read the headline as "Hans Solo." nt Gore1FL Apr 2022 #23
I'm worse: I clearly saw "Hope" Solo, robbob Apr 2022 #31
This guy? Ace Rothstein Apr 2022 #37
Mine too nt XanaDUer2 Apr 2022 #39
Booze is a killer Blues Heron Apr 2022 #26
If it's only booze. gldstwmn Apr 2022 #56
good point Blues Heron Apr 2022 #57
I think there is something wrong with her... helpisontheway Apr 2022 #30
If you go back and read what some of her teammates said about her... WhoWoodaKnew Apr 2022 #33
She's a piece of work. (to put it mildly) LudwigPastorius Apr 2022 #41
In the 70's and 80's extvbroadcaster Apr 2022 #43
Those were the days womanofthehills Apr 2022 #46
I Hope She Gets Help erpowers Apr 2022 #47
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