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Omaha Steve

(109,211 posts)
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 12:23 AM Saturday

Tiger Woods' rollover crash is golfer's fourth high-profile car accident and second DUI arrest

Source: AP

Updated 8:14 PM CDT, March 27, 2026

JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods’ arrest Friday for a car crash in Florida was at least the fourth auto-related incident involving the golfer and the second in which he was charged with driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Woods showed signs of impairment and was arrested at the scene of the crash in which he struck another vehicle and rolled his Land Rover not far from his home on Jupiter Island, authorities said. He did a Breathalyzer test, which came out negative, but refused to take a urine test. Neither Woods nor the person in the other vehicle were injured, Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said.

Woods was charged Friday with driving under the influence with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test, both misdemeanors.

Here’s a look at his other crashes over the past couple decades.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/tiger-woods-car-crash-dui-e0cb3bc5ff0df5552b3a0f8368df7bc9

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SunSeeker

(58,274 posts)
5. He got 8 hours of prison before he posted bond.
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 01:18 AM
Saturday



He should have his license revoked. This is his third major crash in less than 10 years. And second DUI.

Mysterian

(6,482 posts)
11. Here we go with the cover-up!
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 11:12 AM
Saturday

"It was a prescription drug that had side effects so no DUI will be charged."

That's my guess how this rich person will evade accountability.

SunSeeker

(58,274 posts)
14. Yup. They did not even do a blood test after his Palos Verdes crash.
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 08:03 PM
Saturday

The rich always get special treatment.

FadedMullet

(923 posts)
2. When he rolled the Buick SUV he lost Buick's sponsorship. Now he wrecked a Landrover. What were the other two?
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 12:30 AM
Saturday

SunSeeker

(58,274 posts)
4. The really bad rollover in Palos Verdes, CA was in a Genesis SUV in February of 2021.
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 01:09 AM
Saturday

That one almost killed him. https://www.aol.com/articles/tigers-got-speed-woods-nearly-202553246.html

Tiger should have his license revoked. He's a menace on the road. He can certainly afford to hire a driver. Fucking idiot.

LudwigPastorius

(14,721 posts)
6. Sounds like he's popping happy pills again.
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 01:34 AM
Saturday

He's going to kill someone, or himself, or both if he doesn't kick his opioid habit.

Lemon Lyman

(1,594 posts)
7. Ugh
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 02:25 AM
Saturday

Take his damn keys away already. Of course he's privilege personified, so he'll plead no contest or whatever the entitled do.

The first car incident I can remember was the one his pr team scrubbed. They said something like his wife saved him from his car. I think the initial gossip reports were true. Elin found out he was cheating...he was either trying to flee in his suv or he locked himself inside of it to get away from her...she bashed the windows in with a golf club (how's that for irony). She probably used the club better than he does nowadays.

twodogsbarking

(18,773 posts)
9. That road is very narrow. I rode a bike on it a number of times years ago. There are estates on the ocean side.
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 08:42 AM
Saturday

The only houses you see are for the full time employees that live on the owner's estate. Trees make it shady most of the time. Hobe Sound is at the end. A beautiful area but like most of Florida all human created. People fish in the Indian River. Some trying to catch a meal, others brought by Rolls Royce.
Such is Florida.

Talitha

(7,985 posts)
12. For the sake of the publics' safety, I hope he gets the help he so desperately needs.
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 02:08 PM
Saturday
BTW - damn, he looks like shit!

Jilly_in_VA

(14,360 posts)
13. He has enough money to hire a driver, FFS
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 04:35 PM
Saturday

He just needs to stop driving himself if he's going to do mind-altering substances.

Jilly_in_VA

(14,360 posts)
18. And this is why he won't
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 11:04 AM
Yesterday
https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/insider-reveals-why-tiger-woods-wont-hire-a-driver/

Golf legend Tiger Woods won’t hire a driver because he’s so private, according to a source.

The joint all-time PGA Tour winner, 50, was arrested on Friday for allegedly driving under the influence after he hit a truck and flipped his Land Rover close to Jupiter Island in Florida.

It is just the latest DUI-related incident for Woods, but speaking to People, the source says he has no plans to bring in a professional chauffeur because he “doesn’t want anyone to watch over him or know what he is doing.”

“And he thinks he is fine to drive,” they added.

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Goofier than a shithouse rat. Goofier than Shitler even. Must be the years of mind-altering substances that he refused a urinalysis because of.

hamsterjill

(17,575 posts)
15. Such potential - all down the drain.
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 10:32 PM
Saturday

Make no mistake, he should not be endangering other people. So he needs to stop and he needs to face the consequences of his actions. He sounds like a privileged little ninny.

But you can't deny the talent and it's always sad to me to see someone with exceptional talent just throw everything away. He's been intent on throwing it all away for years now. So, maybe rock bottom would teach him a lesson and possibly save his life.

BigDemVoter

(4,700 posts)
17. He should be punished in the
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 02:26 AM
Sunday

exact same way a “regular” citizen would be. He’s proven himself to be a danger to others and really should spend time in jail followed by forced attendance at AA. Nobody else would get off the hook with a 2nd DUI that caused a serious accident. I am so sick of rich people being treated differently.

I must confess that it isn’t clear what the repercussions will be, but I have very little faith that it will be equitable.

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