Tiger Woods has pleaded not responsible to driving beneath the affect, telling authorities he was taking a look at his telephone and altering radio channels earlier than his automobile crash final Friday.
Woods, who additionally confirmed he is not going to play on this month’s Masters, made the plea in Martin Circuit Courtroom relating to his automobile crash final Friday simply hours after authorities launched an accident report within the case.
Woods was arrested after his SUV clipped a trailer being pulled by a pick-up truck on Jupiter Island, Florida, close to his house.
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His automobile rolled onto its facet and Woods was compelled to exit from the passenger’s facet door. Neither he nor the truck driver had been injured.
Woods, a 15-time main champion, was charged with suspicion of misdemeanour DUI with property injury and refusing to undergo a lawful check, when he wouldn’t undergo urine assessments after a breathalyser check confirmed no alcohol in his system.
Woods, who was discovered with two hydrocodone tablets, an opioid painkiller, posted bond and was launched from the Martin County jail on Friday night time.
Woods waived a deliberate arraignment and demanded a jury trial within the matter.
Within the accident report from the Martin County Sheriff’s Workplace, authorities stated Woods “acknowledged he was wanting down at his cellular phone and altering the radio station and didn’t discover the automobile in entrance of him had slowed down.” Sheriff’s deputies stated within the report that Woods was noticed “sweating profusely” and described his actions as “torpid and sluggish,” noting his eyes had been “bloodshot and glassy” and he was “limping and stumbling to the proper” whereas strolling.
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Requested about his medical situation, the report stated, “Woods suggested he’s had seven again surgical procedures and over 20 operations on his leg… Woods suggested he has a limp and his ankle seizes whereas strolling.” Woods, 50, suffered extreme leg accidents in a 2021 single-car crash in California. He underwent emergency surgical procedure for a number of compound fractures in his proper leg and a shattered ankle.
He returned to competitors on the 2022 Masters and completed forty seventh regardless of struggling merely to stroll 72 holes at Augusta Nationwide.
After taking sobriety exams on the scene of the crash Friday, Woods was discovered to be impaired and unable to soundly function a automobile, in keeping with the report.
He’s set to seem for an arraignment on the fees on April 23 in Stuart, Florida.
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Subsequent week, Woods is scheduled to attend the Champions Dinner at Augusta Nationwide forward of the ninetieth Masters.
Woods has not competed in a top-level golf occasion because the 2024 British Open. He suffered a ruptured left Achilles tendon in March 2025 and underwent again surgical procedure final October.
Final week he took half in a TGL simulator indoor golf occasion and had talked a few doable return on the Masters.
However that was squashed by a press release he launched on social media shortly after the information of his plea.
“I do know and perceive the seriousness of the state of affairs I discover myself in at present,” Woods wrote.
“I’m stepping away for a time frame to hunt therapy and give attention to my well being. That is crucial to ensure that me to prioritize my well-being and work towards lasting restoration.
“I’m dedicated to taking the time wanted to return in a more healthy, stronger, and extra targeted place, each personally and professionally. I recognize your understanding and assist, and ask for privateness for my household, family members and myself presently.”