Tiger Woods has been banned from driving for five years and fined after the golf legend changed his plea to a crash in Florida on March 27.
Woods, 50, reached a plea agreement to a reduced charge of reckless driving and refusal to submit to a legal test. espn I mentioned.
The outlet said Woods arrived at court with his girlfriend Vanessa Trump — the ex-wife of US President Donald Trump — and attorney Doug Duncan. He was fined $1,000 (£742).
Tiger Woods crash: What happened in the DUI incident?
Police camera footage showed the 15-time jackpot winner asking if he had been arrested and handcuffed by police after crashing into a truck and crashing his car in Florida.
Sporting icon Woods was charged with drunk driving, damage to property, and refusing to submit to a statutory test last month, and entered a written not guilty plea through his attorney days later.
“I believe your natural abilities are impaired, and you are under the influence of an unknown substance,” Martin County Sheriff’s Deputy Tatiana Levinar told Woods at the scene.
Tiger Woods camera footage: What happened during the arrest?
Woods cooperated with police, kneeling down to tell them that he “looked at my phone” and “all of a sudden, there was an explosion.”
When officers found pills in his pocket, Woods – who had undergone several back surgeries – told them they were painkillers.
The pills were hydrocodone, a prescription opioid medication used to treat pain. He denied drinking alcohol on the day of the accident but admitted he had taken “a little” medication and said he had nothing else in his system before he was taken away.
A witness told the officer that Woods “kept coming” when he approached in his car before the accident.
“I was preparing for delivery,” they said. “He was coming so fast. I don’t think he was looking, that’s what it is.”
Tiger Woods crash: How a golf icon crashed
Woods was able to leave his Land Rover by crawling out of the passenger side. Martin County Sheriff John Bodensek confirmed that neither Woods nor the driver of the other vehicle suffered injuries.
The 50-year-old man was trying to pass a pressure cleaning truck on a two-lane road near his home but collided with the trailer.
Officers reported that Woods appeared weak. He passed a breathalyzer test but refused to provide a urine sample.
After the incident, an officer wrote in the arrest affidavit that Woods was sweating profusely, his pupils were “extremely dilated” and he was moving in a “lethargic and sluggish” manner.
Tiger Woods net worth
Since winning his first major golf tournament in 1997, Woods has consistently been named among the athletes with the greatest net worths in the history of the sport.
Financial experts Forbes His net worth is currently estimated at $1.5 billion (about £1.29 billion).
