Tiger Woods enters not guilty plea regarding charges stemming from rollover accident.

Tiger Woods enters not guilty plea regarding charges stemming from rollover accident. 1

Fifteen-time major champion Tiger Woods entered a not guilty plea on Tuesday to charges of misdemeanor DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test, as stated in court documents.

Attorney Douglas Duncan from West Palm Beach, Florida, filed Woods’ not guilty plea and request for a jury trial in Martin County Circuit Court located in Stuart, Florida.

Woods also waived his arraignment hearing, which was set for April 23.

Duncan did not immediately respond to a request for comment from ESPN.

Duncan previously represented Woods in a 2017 case where the golfer was arrested on suspicion of DUI after police discovered him asleep at the wheel of his running vehicle, which had two flat tires and damage to both the front and rear bumpers. Woods indicated that he had consumed a harmful combination of painkillers.

Woods subsequently pleaded guilty to reckless driving and agreed to participate in a diversion program as part of the plea agreement.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Martin County Sheriff’s Department released an arrest affidavit detailing Woods’ most recent arrest following a rollover accident on Friday near his residence on Jupiter Island, Florida.

Woods informed authorities that he was looking down at his cell phone and adjusting the radio in his Range Rover SUV, which led him to overlook a truck towing a trailer that was slowing down, according to the affidavit.

Martin County Sheriff’s deputy Tatiana Levenar noted in the arrest affidavit that Woods was “sweating profusely,” and his movements were “lethargic and slow” during her interview with him.

Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek stated on Friday that Woods’ breathalyzer test did not indicate any signs of alcohol. Woods declined to undergo a urinalysis or blood test for other substances, according to the sheriff.

Woods’ SUV rolled over after it made contact with the trailer. The vehicle swerved, flipped onto its side, and slid down the road. The truck’s driver and another unidentified individual assisted Woods in exiting through the passenger window of his SUV.

After Woods consented to perform field sobriety tests, Levenar observed him “limping and stumbling to the right.”

Woods informed the deputy that he had undergone seven back surgeries and more than 20 procedures on his right leg, which he had severely injured in a car accident outside Los Angeles in February 2021.

“I asked Woods if he was capable of performing tasks such as walking and lifting his leg, and Woods indicated he has a limp and experiences ankle seizures while walking,” Levenar wrote in the affidavit.

Due to his medical condition, Levenar instructed Woods to sit on the bumper of a police cruiser for the duration of the investigation.

Once Woods removed his sunglasses, Levenar observed that his eyes were “bloodshot and glassy,” and his pupils were “extremely dilated.”

The deputy inquired if Woods had consumed any alcohol, to which he replied: “None.”

When Levenar asked if Woods had taken any prescription medications, he responded: “I take a few.” Woods mentioned that he had taken prescription pills earlier that morning, according to the report.

The names of the medications were redacted in the affidavit.

Another Martin County Sheriff’s deputy discovered two hydrocodone pills in Woods’ left pants pocket, as indicated in the arrest affidavit.

Hydrocodone was the substance identified in Woods’ system during his DUI arrest in May 2017.

Levenar directed Woods to complete a series of four field sobriety tests.

“Based on my observations of Woods, his performance on the exercises, and my training, knowledge, and experience, I believed that [Woods’] normal faculties were impaired, and he was unable to safely operate the motor vehicle,” Levenar wrote.

After Woods was taken into custody, he was transported to the Cleveland Clinic ER South, but he declined all medical treatment. He was then returned to the Martin County Jail, where he was held until he was released on a $1,000 bond later that night.

As of Tuesday, neither Woods nor the PGA Tour had publicly addressed his arrest.

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