nearly four months after hope solo was arrested for driving while impaired the former u.s women's national team goalkeeper has entered a plea citing the forsyth county district attorney's office on july 25 the winston-salem journal reported that the soccer star pleaded guilty in a july 26 statement to instagram hope refers to the incident as the worst mistake of her life writing i underestimated what a destructive part of my life alcohol had become then after thanking her family and supporters the two-time olympic gold medalist notes i consider this a gift to pass it on to others because pain shared is pain lessened hope was arrested on march 31 in north carolina on charges of impaired driving resisting arrest and misdemeanor child abuse according to the winston-salem police department the 40-year-old athlete who shares twins with husband jeremy stevens had quote two children in the vehicle with her the winston-salem journal reports that hope's lawyer said the charges of misdemeanor child abuse and resisting a public officer were voluntarily dismissed per the outlet a forsyth district judge gave the world cup champion a suspended sentence of 24 months and an active sentence of 30 days which she was given credit for with the time she spent in a rehabilitation facility the judge also ordered hope to pay 2 500 in fines and the cost of lab tests plus she will have to undergo a substance abuse assessment complete all suggested treatments and surrender her driver's license e news reached out to the forsyth county district attorney's office and has not yet heard back her attorney offered no comment at this time [Music] you