Tiger Woods filed a motion to change the not-guilty plea he entered for the DUI charge stemming from his March rollover crash in Florida. Court records indicate his attorney, Doug Duncan, made the move on Tuesday, September 1, with a hearing on the matter now set for Wednesday, September 2. This comes after the 15-time majors champ, now 50 years old, initially pleaded not guilty following his arrest.
The Arrest Report Is Something Else
Let’s back up a second and remember what went down. This whole thing started back on March 27 near his home in Jupiter Island, Florida. That’s when his Land Rover rolled over. The arrest affidavit said he apparently “overtook” a truck pulling a pressure-cleaning trailer. But when deputies got there? That’s when things really took a turn. They allegedly found hydrocodone pills on him, right there in his pocket. And after a sobriety test, they reported “several signs of impairment,” detailing “bloodshot and glassy” eyes and “extremely dilated” pupils. He was arrested, charged with DUI, causing property damage, and refusal to submit to a lawful urine test. Woods pleaded not guilty to those charges on March 31.
A History of Incidents and a Path to Treatment
It was also on March 31 when Woods himself announced he was stepping away from the spotlight to seek treatment. He got permission to leave the U.S. for rehab, undergoing treatment at an inpatient facility all the way in Zurich, Switzerland. He even came back briefly on May 13 to support his girlfriend, Vanessa Trump, during her breast cancer treatment. By mid-June, he was photographed back home in Florida after rehab, making his first public appearance since treatment on June 23. That was at a PGA Tour event where he introduced CEO Brian Rolapp, and they even talked about a revamped Tour starting in 2028. But you know, this isn’t Woods’ first rodeo with serious incidents. He survived a rollover crash in California back in 2021 that nearly cost him a leg. And in 2017, he was arrested on DUI charges after being found asleep at the wheel of his car on Jupiter Island, later pleading guilty to reckless driving. We even go back to 2009 for a careless driving citation after he crashed into a tree near his home.
Now, Woods is slated to appear in court for that plea conference hearing on Wednesday, September 2. What happens there, after all this history and these new details emerging, is definitely going to be big.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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