The Martin County Sheriff’s Office has issued a further update on Tiger Woods after the 15-time major winner was arrested on charges of driving under the influence.
On Friday (27 March), Woods, 50, clipped a truck while driving in Jupiter Island, causing his Land Rover to roll over.
Officers at the scene explained that Woods had to crawl out of the passenger-side door before he passed a breathalyser test. However, he refused a urine test.
Sheriff John Budensiak said the 50-year-old had tried to overtake the truck at a “high rate of speed”.
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Budensiak explained: “They did several tests on him.
“He did explain the injuries and surgeries that he’s had, and we did take that into account, but they did some in-depth roadside tests.”
Officers had not suspected him of alcohol impairment, but possibly an unknown substance.
After revealing that Woods had passed the breathalyser test with “triple zeros”, he added: “He has a right to refuse that test.
“There is a statute under which he will be charged for refusing to take that test, but we will never get definitive results as to what he was impaired by at the time of the crash.”
The sheriff then went on to say that the situation “could’ve been a lot worse” if someone had been driving in the opposite lane.
The golfer was detained for eight hours before being released on bail.
No one was injured as a result of the incident.
A mugshot was later released by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office
Woods has also been charged with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test.
Friday’s crash was the latest in a string of vehicle-related incidents involving the golfer. In February 2021, the vehicle he was driving ran off the road in Los Angeles, causing leg and ankle injuries.
Woods was also arrested and charged with DUI in 2017 after police found him asleep at the wheel in Florida. The 50-year-old pleaded guilty to reckless driving.
Also in 2009, he crashed into a fire hydrant outside his home in Florida. This resulted in his then-wife, Elin Nordegren, confronting him before it emerged that Woods had been having multiple affairs, causing him to lose several sponsorship deals and take a break from golf. The pair divorced in 2010.
Topics: Tiger Woods, Golf
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