Overview
- Woods announced on Tuesday that he will step away indefinitely to seek treatment and asked for privacy.
- In court filings, he pleaded not guilty to driving while impaired and refusing a drug test, requested a jury trial, and has a first hearing set for April 23.
- Police say his SUV tipped onto its side on Jupiter Island after he clipped a trailer during an overtake, and he told officers he had glanced at his phone and changed the radio just before the crash.
- An on‑scene breath test read 0.0, officers reported lethargy, sweating, slow movements and glassy, bloodshot eyes, he refused a jail urine test, and two Hydrocodone opioid pills were seized from his pocket.
- The episode revives parallels to his 2017 medication‑related arrest and his severe 2021 crash and surgeries, pausing any near‑term return to top events and shifting the focus to his health and legal case.