Tiger Woods Faces DUI Charge After SUV Rollover Crash
The golf legend was arrested after high-speed incident near his Florida home.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Legendary golf pro Tiger Woods has been arrested in Florida following a two-car crash near his home on Jupiter Island on Friday, in which he rolled over his SUV, according to the local sheriff’s office. Woods’ medical status was not immediately clear on Friday afternoon. But Sheriff Alex Villanueva with the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said at a press conference that Woods seemed to be in good condition when he was brought into the jail. Shortly before 2 p.m., a truck pulling a small trailer on South Beach Road in Jupiter Island was turning into a driveway when the driver looked in his rearview mirror and saw Woods’ Land Rover overtaking him at “high speeds,” the sheriff told the press on Friday. Related Stories Movies Tiger Woods Biopic in the Works at Amazon MGM Studios News PGA Golf Tournament Won't Be Held at Riviera Country Club Because of L.A. Wildfires “He saw it coming, so he tried to edge off to the side of the road. But this is a small two-lane road, and there was no shoulder for this pressure-cleaner gentleman to get off the side of the road,” Sheriff Villanueva said. “He was trying to move to the side of the road. The Land Rover overtook him at the last minute, swerved to avoid a collision but clipped the back end of the trailer of the pressure-cleaner apparatus, then rolled on the driver’s door,” he said. Woods was able to crawl out of the passenger door of the vehicle, the sheriff said. When DUI investigators arrived, they administered a breathalyzer test, but the golf pro was not under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash, as the test registered 0.0, according to police. Nevertheless, authorities at the scene determined that Woods was impaired at the time of the crash. He refused to submit to a urine test. Wood...
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