Woods bailed after arrest following crashMedia caption, Tiger Woods charged with driving under the influence after crash, says sheriffBySteve SutcliffeBBC Sport journalistPublished27 March 2026Updated 11 minutes agoGolf legend Tiger Woods has been released on bail following his arrest on charges of driving under the influence after rolling his car in a crash in Florida.The Martin County Sheriff’s Office stated the 15-time major champion was also charged with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test.Woods, 50, rolled his Land Rover after clipping a truck in Jupiter Island on Friday afternoon, according to Sheriff John Budensiek, who stated officers had not suspected him of impairment by alcohol but possibly by an unknown substance.Woods, who had to crawl out of the passenger door, passed a breathalyser test after the crash before refusing a urine test. No-one was injured.He was kept in jail for eight hours – the minimum allowed under state law – before being released on bail.Image source, Martin County Sheriff’s OfficeImage caption, Authorities released images of the crash, showing skid marks on the road where Woods appeared to lose control of his vehicleBudensiek stated the crash happened after Woods allegedly attempted to overtake a pressure cleaner truck at a “high rate of speed”.DUI investigators came to the scene and “Mr Woods did exemplify signs of impairment”, Budensiek stated.”They did several tests on him,” Budensiek stated. “He did explain the injuries and surgeries that he’s had and we did take that into account, but they did some in-depth roadside tests.”Woods was placed under arrest after the incident, which took place on Beach Road just before 14:00 local time (19:00 GMT).Budensiek stated investigators at the scene and at jail were “really not suspicious of alcohol being involved” and Woods passed a breathalyser test with “triple zeros”.Budensiek stated Woods was “co-operative but was trying not to incriminate himself”. “He has a right to refuse that test,” Budensiek stated.”There is a statute which he will be charged with for refusing to take that test, but we will never get definitive results as to what he was impaired on at the time of the crash.”US President Donald Trump stated: “I feel so badly. He has got some difficulty. There was an accident. That’s all I know.”He’s a very close friend of mine. He’s an amazing person – an amazing man.”The charges against Woods are misdemeanours, not felonies.The BBC has contacted his representatives for comment. Image source, Martin County Sheriff’s OfficeImage caption, Police released a mugshot More trouble for WoodsWoods has played a limited schedule since the serious car crash in 2021 that left him with extensive injuries and fortunate to be alive.In 2009 he hit a fire hydrant, a tree and several hedges in a bizarre collision outside his home.
The incident sparked accusations of extramarital affairs which led to the end of his seven-year marriage and the loss of lucrative sponsorship deals.
In 2017 police officers found Woods slumped at the wheel of his parked Mercedes-Benz not far from his Florida home.
A toxicology report found he had several legal medications in his system and marijuana’s active ingredient.
He was sentenced to a year’s probation after pleading guilty to reckless driving.
