Tiger Woods reached a plea deal in his Florida DUI case, pleading no contest to reckless driving and receiving a five-year license suspension. According to court documents from Martin County, Fla., Woods' initial charges of driving under the influence with property damage were reduced to willful wanton reckless driving as a second offense.
Key Takeaways
Tiger Woods accepted a plea deal in his Florida DUI case, pleading no contest to reckless driving and receiving a five-year license suspension. He was fined $1,000 for reckless driving and $500 for refusing a drug test.
- Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to reduced charges of reckless driving and refusal to submit a lawful test.
- He received a five-year driver's license suspension and fines totaling $1,500.
- Prosecutors cited insufficient proof of impairment due to Woods' tolerance to prescribed medication.
- Woods was previously charged with DUI in 2017 and has had multiple car accidents throughout his career.
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▼Source Claims Check
1 Difference FoundAll 4 publishers report consistent facts across 4 key claims. 1 point of difference noted.
| Claim | Status | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impairment Evidence | 1 Difference | UPI and Sky News report insufficient proof of impairment; CBS News reports Woods appeared impaired. | ▼ |
| Plea Deal | Broad Agreement | Pleaded no contest to reckless driving and refusal to submit a test. | |
| License Suspension | Broad Agreement | Five-year driver's license suspension for both charges, served concurrently. | |
| Fines | Broad Agreement | $1,000 fine for reckless driving and $500 fine for refusal to submit a test. | |
| Previous Dui Charge | Broad Agreement | Arrested on a previous DUI charge in 2017 in Palm Beach County, Fla. |
Impairment Evidence
▼UPI and Sky News report insufficient proof of impairment; CBS News reports Woods appeared impaired.
Plea Deal
Broad AgreementPleaded no contest to reckless driving and refusal to submit a test.
License Suspension
Broad AgreementFive-year driver's license suspension for both charges, served concurrently.
Fines
Broad Agreement$1,000 fine for reckless driving and $500 fine for refusal to submit a test.
Previous Dui Charge
Broad AgreementArrested on a previous DUI charge in 2017 in Palm Beach County, Fla.
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Woods appeared at the Martin County Courthouse in Stuart on Wednesday, accompanied by his girlfriend Vanessa Trump. He pleaded no contest to both the reckless driving charge and the refusal to submit a lawful test, resulting in fines of $1,000 and $500 respectively. Both charges carried five-year suspended sentences for Woods' driver's license, which will be served concurrently.
State Attorney Thomas Bakkedahl explained that prosecutors agreed to the plea deal because forensic toxicologists found insufficient proof of Woods' impairment due to his built-up tolerance to prescribed hydrocodone medication. "If he's not impaired, guess what? I can't prove DUI," Bakkedahl stated. He expressed confidence in the resolution of the case.
Woods initially faced these charges after a March 27 incident on Jupiter Island where his Land Rover clipped a pickup truck trailer, resulting in a rollover crash. Woods told police he was looking at his cellphone and changing the radio station at the time of the crash. He also admitted to taking "a few pills" and was found with hydrocodone in his pocket.
The 50-year-old golf icon has had a history of car accidents and DUI charges. In 2017, he was arrested on a previous DUI charge in Palm Beach County, Fla., and pleaded guilty to reckless driving. Woods also survived a separate rollover crash in 2021 in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., which left him with fractures in his leg, ankle, and foot.
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