Tiger Woods to Appear in Florida Court for Change-of-Plea Hearing
Tiger Woods will attend a change-of-plea hearing in Martin County, Florida, after his March rollover crash and earlier not-guilty plea.
Tiger Woods is set to appear in person before Martin County Judge Darren Steele at 8:30 a.m. ET on September 2 for a change-of-plea hearing in the DUI case linked to his March rollover crash. Attorney Douglas Duncan submitted the filing on September 1, yet the specific plea Woods intends to enter remains unknown. Woods originally pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test after deputies observed lethargy, bloodshot eyes, and discovered two hydrocodone pills in his pocket.
The March 27 crash on South Beach Road, Jupiter Island, involved his Land Rover clipping a pressure-cleaning trailer and rolling onto its driver’s side, though no one was injured. Prosecutors have accessed Woods’ prescription records from a Palm Beach pharmacy and the Cleveland Clinic Martin South Hospital, though those documents are sealed. The hearing follows earlier requests for a jury trial and may signal a shift in the case’s direction.
Why it matters
The outcome could affect Woods' legal standing and public perception of high-profile DUI cases.
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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