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Tiger Woods has resolved his legal issues following a March 2026 rollover crash in Florida by pleading no contest to reduced charges. He faces a five-year driver's license suspension and a $1,000 fine. Attention now shifts to his physical recovery from multiple back surgeries and whether he will return to competitive golf, with potential return windows identified for late 2026 or early 2027.
Tiger Woods reached a plea deal in his Florida DUI case on September 2, 2026, pleading no contest to reckless driving and refusing a urine test. The agreement results in a five-year driver's license suspension and fines, avoiding prison time but marking his fourth major vehicle incident since 2009.
Tiger Woods resolved his Florida DUI case on Wednesday by pleading no contest to willful reckless driving and refusing to submit to a drug test. The 50-year-old golfer was fined approximately $2,131 and received a five-year driver's license suspension. Prosecutors dropped the original DUI charge, citing a 'deterioration of proof' that Woods was impaired by hydrocodone at the time of his March rollover crash near his Jupiter Island home. Woods, who had previously pleaded not guilty and sought treatment abroad, admitted to taking medication but denied alcohol use. This marks his second high-profile traffic incident, following a 2017 DUI arrest, and concludes the criminal proceedings stemming from the March 27 crash where he clipped a truck and rolled over his vehicle without injury.
Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to reckless driving and refusing a chemical test in a Florida court on September 2, 2026. The judge suspended his driver's license for five years and imposed fines totaling $1,500. The plea deal followed a March 27 rollover crash near his Jupiter Island home, where Woods admitted to taking prescription painkillers but tested negative for alcohol. He appeared in court with his girlfriend, Vanessa Trump, and his attorney, Douglas Duncan. The judge warned Woods that driving during the suspension period would result in jail time. This marks the fourth significant car incident in Woods' career and his second DUI arrest. He had previously spent nearly three months in a Swiss rehabilitation facility.
Tiger Woods has reached a plea agreement in his Florida DUI case, pleading no contest to reduced charges of reckless driving and refusing a urine test. The deal avoids jail time but results in a five-year driver's license suspension and fines. The original DUI charge was dropped due to insufficient evidence of impairment from hydrocodone, though Woods admitted to taking pills. He was accompanied by girlfriend Vanessa Trump during the hearing.