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Wambach pleads guilty to DUI, enters diversion program
Source: Reuters
World | Wed Apr 13, 2016 1:49am EDT
Wambach pleads guilty to DUI, enters diversion program
Retired U.S. women's soccer star Abby pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of intoxicants on Tuesday, agreeing to enter a diversion program that could see her conviction wiped out in a year.
Wambach, who helped lead the U.S. women's team to the 2015 World Cup title and retired as the world's leading international goal-scorer, was arrested late Saturday night in Portland.
Police said Wambach, 35, had run a red light in her 2014 Range Rover and was taken to Multnomah County Jail on charges of driving under the influence after failing a field sobriety test. She was later released on her own recognizance.
Appearing before a judge in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Tuesday, Wambach, who retired from soccer in October, was ordered to undergo drug and alcohol assessment and treatment, put a breath-analyzing device in her car, and to abstain from drinking alcohol.
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Wambach pleads guilty to DUI, enters diversion program
Retired U.S. women's soccer star Abby pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of intoxicants on Tuesday, agreeing to enter a diversion program that could see her conviction wiped out in a year.
Wambach, who helped lead the U.S. women's team to the 2015 World Cup title and retired as the world's leading international goal-scorer, was arrested late Saturday night in Portland.
Police said Wambach, 35, had run a red light in her 2014 Range Rover and was taken to Multnomah County Jail on charges of driving under the influence after failing a field sobriety test. She was later released on her own recognizance.
Appearing before a judge in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Tuesday, Wambach, who retired from soccer in October, was ordered to undergo drug and alcohol assessment and treatment, put a breath-analyzing device in her car, and to abstain from drinking alcohol.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-wambach-dui-idUSKCN0XA0BT