Honestly, $10K will get you a good lawyer and mostly cleared of a DUI without bodily injury in most states. You may have months or years of community service or have your license stripped down to hardship, but you won’t spend much time in jail.
I’m actually surprised he pled guilty. I honestly suspected they’d plead nolo or not guilty and get some greasy handshake from a higher up in the PD.
I suspect he plead guilty and was convicted. However, it is possible the news media has it wrong. He may have plead guilty and was given court supervision(no conviction).