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09/02 08:00 CDT Tiger Woods enters plea agreement to reckless driving charge
over rollover crash in Florida
Tiger Woods enters plea agreement to reckless driving charge over rollover
crash in Florida
By DANIEL KOZIN
Associated Press
STUART, Florida (AP) --- Tiger Woods entered a plea agreement Wednesday to a
reckless driving charge following a rollover crash in March near his home in
Florida.
Woods appeared in a courtroom in Martin County where he agreed to a reduced
charge after he was initially charged with DUI. A judge ordered that his
driver's license be suspended for five years.
Woods, 50, said little during the hearing and beforehand sat at the defense
table, looking back at the courtroom gallery.
The golf legend previously pleaded not guilty to a driving under the influence
charge. Woods was arrested after his SUV clipped a truck and rolled over on its
side on a beachside residential road on Jupiter Island. A sheriff's report said
deputies found two pain pills in his pocket and he showed signs of impairment.
He did a Breathalyzer test, which came out negative, but refused to take a
urine test.
Neither Woods nor the person in the other vehicle were injured in the crash,
according to officials. But his Land Rover caused $5,000 in damage to the
truck, according to a police report. Woods had told a deputy that he was
looking down at his phone and changing the radio station when he hit the truck.
Woods is among the most influential figures in golf, but his career has been
derailed by multiple back and knee surgeries, car crashes and dependence on
pain medication.
Woods has been involved in four crashes over the years. He took a leave from
the golf tour after the 2009 crash and again after the latest crash and has yet
to return to tournament play.
He left the United States to seek treatment at an inpatient treatment facility,
according to court records.
Woods made his first public appearance since returning from treatment on June
23 when he introduced the PGA Tour's plans to revamp its schedule for 2028.
Woods remained as chairman of the tour's Future Competition Committee after his
arrest. He did not take questions during that appearance.
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