Former world primary golfer Tiger Woods was arrested and charged with driving beneath the affect, property harm, and refusing to undergo a lawful check.
Woods is presently being held on the Martin County Jail, the place he should stay for not less than eight hours beneath Florida legislation.
Woods registered a zero on a breathalyzer check however declined to bear a urinalysis. Police mentioned he gave the impression to be beneath the affect of “some sort of treatment or drug,” although no substances have been present in his automobile.
The arrest got here after his Land Rover overturned on a two-lane highway close to his residence on Jupiter Island, based on the Martin County Sheriff’s Workplace.
Woods, 50, was critically injured in a single-vehicle crash in Southern California in February 2021 that left him with a number of leg fractures. No prices have been filed, however the accident considerably affected his profession, limiting his appearances on the PGA Tour lately.
He had earlier been arrested in Could 2017 on a DUI cost in Jupiter Island, later pleading responsible to reckless driving. Woods obtained one yr of probation, a $250 advantageous, and 50 hours of group service.
A 15-time main winner on the PGA Tour is just not anticipated to play in subsequent month’s Masters Event, although experiences counsel he had registered for the US Senior Open.
A 15-time main champion, Woods had lately hinted at competing on the Champions Tour on the age of fifty.
“I am making an attempt. Put it that manner,” Woods mentioned ultimately month’s Genesis Invitational close to Los Angeles, when requested about taking part in once more. “The disc substitute has been one factor. … I’ve had a fused again and now a disc substitute, so it is difficult.
“And now, I entered a brand new decade, in order that quantity is beginning to sink in and has us fascinated by the chance to have the ability to play in a cart. That is one thing that, as I mentioned, I will not do out right here on (in PGA Tour occasions) as a result of I do not imagine in it. However on the Champions Tour, that is actually (an) alternative.”
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With inputs from Reuters