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Tiger Woods receives five-year driving ban after plea deal

From The Punch · () English

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  • A Florida judge suspended Tiger Woods’s driver’s license for five years after the golfer reached a plea deal over a March rollover crash.
  • Prosecutors dropped the more serious DUI allegation, and Woods pleaded no contest to careless and reckless driving charges.
  • Authorities said Woods had not been drinking but appeared impaired and found two hydrocodone pills in his possession.

Tiger Woods will not be allowed to drive for five years under a plea agreement resolving a Florida case linked to a March rollover crash. Judge Darren Steele warned the golfer that driving during the suspension would send him immediately back to jail.

If you were to drive for any reason at all you would go immediately back to jail

— Judge Darren SteeleThe judge warned Woods about the consequences of driving during his five-year suspension.

Woods initially faced DUI charges involving property damage, along with a charge for refusing to submit to a lawful test. Under the agreement, the DUI allegation was dropped and Woods pleaded no contest to lesser charges of careless and reckless driving, avoiding the possibility of jail time on the more serious offense.

The crash occurred on March 27 near Woods’s home on Jupiter Island. His SUV clipped a truck pulling a trailer and overturned while he was attempting to pass on a residential road. Authorities determined that he had not been drinking alcohol, but said he appeared impaired. They found two pills containing the opioid painkiller hydrocodone in his pocket. Woods refused a urinalysis and was jailed before being released on bond.

great guy

— Donald TrumpTrump praised Woods while commenting on the plea agreement.

Woods’s medical history featured in the account. He has undergone multiple back operations and surgeries for severe leg injuries sustained in a 2021 California car crash. After the Florida incident, he said he was stepping away to seek treatment and focus on his health. He later traveled outside the United States for inpatient treatment, reportedly in Switzerland.

very fair

— Donald TrumpTrump described the resolution of Woods’s case.

President Donald Trump, an avid golfer, called Woods a “great guy” and said the case’s resolution was “very fair.” Woods has since returned to public view, appearing at the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship in June. He also continued working as chair of the Future Competition Committee, which helped shape a planned two-tier tour structure for 2028.

stepping away

— Tiger WoodsWoods said he was taking time away to seek treatment and focus on his health.
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