Tiger Woods appeared in a Florida court docket on Wednesday to alter his plea to no contest in his driving under the influence case. As a part of the plea settlement, he agreed to a five-year driver’s license suspension.
Golfer Tiger Woods arrives for a plea convention listening to in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida in March, Sept. 2, 2026, in Stuart, Fla.
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The legendary golfer initially pleaded not responsible to driving underneath the affect with property harm and refusal to undergo a lawful check.
As a part of the plea settlement, the prosecution amended the primary cost to reckless driving, second offense, and the second cost to a careless driving quotation. The choose imposed a five-year driver’s license suspension on each fees, to run concurrently.
Tiger Woods seems throughout a plea listening to at Martin County Courthouse, September 2, 2026 in Stuart, Florida.
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The license suspension “is for the protection of the general public,” the choose instructed Woods within the courtroom. “There aren’t any exceptions. In the event you have been to drive for any purpose in any respect, you’ll go instantly again to jail.”
Accompanying Woods in court docket was his girlfriend Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr.
Golfer Tiger Woods leaves the courthouse with Vanessa Trump after his scheduled look earlier than a choose in Stuart, Florida, September 2, 2026.
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Golfer Tiger Woods arrives for a plea convention listening to in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida in March, Sept. 2, 2026, in Stuart, Fla.
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Woods was arrested in March following a rollover automotive crash in Jupiter Island, Florida, through which nobody was injured, Martin County officers mentioned.
The March 27 accident unfolded when Woods tried to go a truck in entrance of him, authorities mentioned. Woods clipped the again of the truck’s trailer, inflicting the golfer’s SUV to tip on its aspect, authorities mentioned.
Tiger Woods is proven at the back of a patrol automotive throughout his arrest in Juniper, Florida, on March 27, 2026.
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Two hydrocodone tablets have been present in Woods’ pants pocket, the possible trigger affidavit mentioned.
A breathalyzer confirmed no alcohol in his system, however Woods refused to take a urine check, which is used to detect medicine or medicine, authorities mentioned.
Tiger Woods is seen in a nonetheless from physique digicam footage of his DUI arrest on March 27, 2026.
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