Tiger Woods was involved in a rollover car crash in Florida, two weeks before the Masters. He had a serious rollover crash in Rancho Palos Verdes in 2021.
Tiger Woods was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and causing property damage following a rollover car crash Friday afternoon in Florida, authorities said. The Martin County Sheriff's Office said that Woods had tried to overtake another vehicle when his Land Rover clipped it.
Woods climbed out of the passenger side of the car. He showed signs of impairment at the scene and was arrested, authorities said. Woods was driving alone, and neither he nor the driver of the other car were injured in the crash. Woods' talent agency, Excel Sports Management, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A breathalyzer test showed he had no alcohol in his system, but he refused to do a urine test, Martin County Sheriff John M. Budensiek said at a news conference around 5 p.m. local time. The crash occurred around 1 p.m. local time, the department said in a Facebook post. The Jupiter Island Police Dept. was first to respond to the scene and found a pickup truck that had been pulling a pressure cleaner trailer and Woods' Land Rover rolled over on the driver's side door, Budensiek said. Officers talked to Woods and then asked the sheriff's office for help. The sheriff's office determined that the pickup truck was slowing down to make a turn into a driveway off of a two-lane road with no shoulder when the driver looked in his mirror and saw the Land Rover approaching quickly from behind. The pickup driver tried to get out of the way of the approaching car. The Land Rover swerved at the last moment to avoid a crash, clipped the back end of the trailer, listed to the side and rolled onto the driver's side door. At the scene, Woods appeared lethargic, the sheriff's office said, and was arrested following 'in depth' roadside tests. The sheriff said he does not know exactly what Woods was intoxicated with, but concluded it was likely due to 'some type of medication or drug.' Because Woods refused to submit to a urinalysis, 'we will never get definitive results as to what he was impaired on at the time of the crash,' the sheriff said. No drugs or medications were found in Woods' car. In addition to DUI and property damage, Woods has also been charged with refusal to submit to a lawful test, Budensiek said. All three charges are misdemeanors. Under Florida law, Woods must remain in Martin County jail for at least eight hours following the arrest. Asked if Woods was going to get preferential treatment, Budensiek said the celebrity was not going to be put with other inmates who could take advantage of his position. Otherwise, it would be just another case. 'We know we arrested a high-profile figure,' Budensiek said. 'I'm not trying to dramatize, but it doesn't matter who you are. If you break the law, we're going to follow the law. That's a really easy path to take.' Woods recently competed at the TGL indoor golf finals but has not confirmed whether he intends to play at the Masters starting April 9 in Augusta, Ga. Woods was seriously injured in a rollover crash near Rancho Palos Verdes in 2021. Around Thanksgiving 2009, a report that Woods had been in a car accident near his home erupted into a major scandal involving allegations of affairs with multiple women. It resulted in Woods' divorce from Elin Nordegren, the mother of his children. Assistant Editor Christie D'Zurilla contributed to this story.
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