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Tiger Woods agrees to deal in DUI case, loses driver’s license for 5 years
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Tiger Woods reached a plea deal to avoid jail time after his March DUI arrest, with charges reduced to reckless driving and refusal to submit to a urinalysis test, both carrying five-year suspended sentences for his driver's license.
- Woods pleaded no contest to both charges and agreed to pay fines totaling $1,500, with terms that if broken could result in jail time.
- The case originated from a March 27 crash where Woods admitted to looking at his cellphone and changing the radio station before the rollover accident; he failed a sobriety test but had no alcohol in his system and refused a urine test.
- Prosecutors cited weakened evidence due to Woods' prescribed use of hydrocodone and his pharmacological tolerance, leading to the plea deal as they could not prove impairment.
- Woods had previously pleaded not guilty and sought treatment after the incident, spending time in rehab in Switzerland, and has made few public appearances since returning.
