Tiger Woods pleads guilty to reckless driving over DUI arrest, license suspended for 5 years
Woods avoided a DUI conviction under a plea deal that includes a $1,500 fine and two five-year license suspensions running together, court records said.
- On Wednesday, golfer Tiger Woods pleaded guilty to reckless driving at the Martin County Courthouse, resolving his DUI case stemming from a March rollover crash on Jupiter Island.
- Authorities arrested Woods in March after his Land Rover clipped a truck and rolled over on the beachside residential road, where he was traveling at high speeds on a 30 mph limit.
- Judge Darren Steele ordered a five-year suspension of Woods' driver's license and a $1,000 fine as part of the plea agreement, warning him against driving on the suspended license.
- Accompanied by girlfriend Vanessa Trump, Woods appeared at court after completing six weeks of treatment in Switzerland following the March crash.
- Despite the legal resolution, Woods retains his chairmanship of the Future Competition Committee and continues his golf career, having won 15 major championships.
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Tiger Woods will lose his driver’s license for 5 years and pay $1,500 in fine after his accident. Woods was driving under the effect of illicit substances.
Tiger Woods Enters Into a Plea Agreement and Gets His Driver’s License Suspended for 5 Years
After reaching a plea agreement in his DUI case, Tiger Woods’ driver’s license was suspended for five years on Wednesday. In Florida’s Martin County Circuit Court, Woods entered a no contest plea to a reduced charge of careless driving and refusing to take a legal test. Woods also consented to pay $1,500 in fines as part of the deal. The golf legend was also convicted of a traffic infraction, careless driving. Woods was informed by Judge Darren …
The famous golfer caused a car accident this spring. Tiger Woods was allegedly under the influence of a mind-altering substance, and following a plea bargain, a Florida judge suspended his driver's license for five years and imposed a fine.
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