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Tiger Woods Pleads to Reduced Driving Charges, Faces Five-Year License Suspension

The plea drops the original DUI count after prosecutors obtained and reviewed his medical and prescription records under court protective orders.

Overview

  • Woods pleaded no contest to reduced counts and was adjudicated guilty in Martin County court on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, accepting fines and a five-year suspension of his driver’s license.
  • Prosecutors amended the original DUI with property damage charge to reckless driving (second offense) and resolved a refusal-to-test count with a no-contest/guilty plea, with the DUI allegation dropped under the agreement.
  • Deputies at the March 27 crash scene in Jupiter Island reported signs of impairment, recovered two hydrocodone pills from Woods, recorded a 0.0 breathalyzer result, and said he refused a urine test used to detect drugs.
  • A judge previously authorized prosecutors to review Woods’s hospital treatment and prescription-fill records under protective orders, and Woods has since sought inpatient treatment abroad and stayed out of competition.
  • Judge Darren Steele told Woods there would be no exceptions to the suspension and warned that driving during the five-year ban would result in immediate jail, a resolution that comes against Woods’s earlier driving incidents and legal history.