Tiger Woods plans to change his not guilty plea in the DUI case stemming from his March rollover crash in Florida, The Daily Mail has learned.
Woods, 50, originally pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanour charges back on March 31. He is now scheduled to appear in court Wednesday to change his plea, according to court records. The Daily Mail has sought comment from both his attorney and Martin County prosecutors.
The 15-time major champion was charged with two misdemeanor counts of DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test after cops found two opioid tablets in his pocket following the March rollover crash.
He has since spent time in rehab in Switzerland but has not been seen publicly since arriving back in America until last month.
According to police, Woods was driving at a high speed along a beachside road in Jupiter Island, Florida when his Land Rover clipped a tractor trailer truck and rolled onto its side, causing about $5,000 worth of damage to the other vehicle.
Court documents showed Tuesday that Tiger Woods plans to change his not guilty plea in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida
The golf great flipped his Land Rover clean onto its side during his accident in Jupiter
In April the Daily Mail broke the news that the golfer would leaving the country ‘imminently’
Woods is pictured in the back of a police cruiser after being arrested on suspicion of DUI
He was able to crawl out of the vehicle without any injuries before later admitting to officers he was looking at his phone and changing the radio at the time of the collision.
A Breathalyzer test did not reveal any alcohol in Woods’ system, but he refused a urine test, according to police.
The Sheriff’s report obtained by The Daily Mail said deputies found opioids in his pocket and he showed signs of impairment.
His most recent hearing was held on August 4, following a July ruling that allowed prosecutors to obtain Woods’ hospital records that were connected to the crash.
Martin County circuit court judge Darren Steele approved an agreement between the State Attorney’s Office and Woods’ legal team that allowed prosecutors to request records from the hospital that treated the PGA legend following his crash.
Back in May, Steele approved a similar agreement granting prosecutors access to Woods’ prescription medication records from his Palm Beach pharmacy between January 1 and his March crash.
Prosecutors and Woods’ attorney have agreed to a protective order that limits the release of any hospital or prescription records to the State Attorney’s Office, law enforcement, state experts and the defense.
Woods was closing in on a return to golf and was widely expected to compete at The Masters in the days before the crash.
He hasn’t competed since the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon in Scotland and has since undergone surgery to repair a torn Achilles as well as a seventh back procedure.
