Tiger Woods receives five-year driving suspension in Florida DUI plea
Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to reduced reckless-driving charges and was barred from driving for five years after a March crash in Florida.
On September 2, Tiger Woods accepted a plea of no contest to reduced reckless-driving and test-refusal charges stemming from a March 27 crash on a busy Florida road. The incident left his SUV on its side after striking a trailer, and officers reported that Woods was sweating heavily, failed multiple sobriety tests, and was found with two hydrocodone pills. The Martin County Circuit Court sentenced him to a five-year driver’s-license suspension and $1,500 in fines.
Judge Darren Steele warned that the ban allows no exceptions and that any attempt to drive would send Woods back to jail. The former champion has been absent from PGA Tour competition since July 2024. The case highlights ongoing legal and safety concerns surrounding the athlete’s conduct behind the wheel.
Why it matters
The ruling removes a high-profile athlete from the road for years, underscoring legal consequences for impaired driving.
How this story developed
- Sep 1 Tiger Woods seeks to alter his not-guilty plea in Florida DUI case
- Sep 2 Woods changed his plea to reckless driving, converting the original DUI charge.
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