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Tiger Woods plead no contest to reckless driving in Florida
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Key Points:
- Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge following a March rollover crash near his Florida home, with his original DUI charge reduced.
- A judge ordered a five-year suspension of Woods' driver’s license, and he also pleaded no contest to refusing to submit to testing, resulting in court fines.
- Woods' crash involved his SUV clipping a truck and rolling over; no injuries were reported, but the truck sustained $5,000 in damages.
- Woods has faced multiple health and legal challenges, including back surgeries, previous crashes, and pain medication dependence, and has taken leaves from professional golf.
- Despite the incident, Woods remains chairman of the PGA Tour’s Future Competition Committee and recently made a public appearance introducing the 2028 tour schedule revamp.
