Tiger Woods has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence after his car was involved in a crash in Florida, police said.
A Land Rover, which the golf legend was driving, tried to overtake a truck “at high speeds” before it swerved and rolled onto its side after clipping a truck towing a trailer, Martin County sheriff John Budensiek said.
The sheriff added Woods showed “signs of impairment” after the incident, which happened shortly after 2pm local time on Friday and not far from where the golfer lives on Jupiter Island.
Woods, 50, took a breathalyser test after his arrest, which came back negative, but the golfer then refused to give a urine sample, police added.
Tiger Woods by his overturned vehicle in Jupiter Island, Florida. Pic: AP
Sheriff Budensiek told reporters during a press conference: “When it came time for us to ask for a urinalysis test, he refused, and so he has been charged with DUI, property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test.”
None of the parties involved in the crash reported injuries.
Pointing to how the smash unfolded on a small, two-lane road, Sheriff Budensiek said it was lucky no one was injured.
Scene of the crash involving Tiger Woods. Pic: WPTV
He added: “Had there been someone moving in the opposite direction, we would not be having a conversation saying there was no injuries. This could’ve been a lot worse.”
The sheriff added: “He [Woods] was lethargic on scene but that we believe was because of what he was intoxicated on.”
The vehicle Woods hit was a truck towing a pressure cleaner trailer.
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The truck driver tried to “edge off” the side of the road to get out of the way but there was not enough room, the sheriff explained during an update on Friday.
It is not known if Woods was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, as he “crawled out of the passenger door” prior to police arriving at the scene.
This was at least the third time Woods has been involved in a car crash, most recently in February 2021 when his SUV ran off a coastal road in Los Angeles at a high rate of speed, leading to multiple leg and ankle injuries.
Woods said later his injuries were so bad that doctors considered amputation.
He also was arrested on a DUI charge in 2017 when south Florida police found him asleep behind the wheel of his car that was parked awkwardly with damage to the driver’s side.
Woods said he had taken a bad mix of painkillers. He later pleaded guilty to reckless driving.