Tiger Woods Faces DUI Charges Following Car Crash in Florida

Fri Mar 27 2026 23:45:15 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Golf legend Tiger Woods has been charged with driving under the influence after a vehicle accident on Jupiter Island, Florida, where he reportedly refused a urine test despite passing a breathalyser.

Tiger Woods has been charged with driving under the influence, property damage, and refusal to submit to a lawful test after a crash in Florida. The 15-time major champion rolled his Land Rover after clipping a truck on Beach Road. Although Woods passed a breathalyser test, he declined a urine test. Police report no injuries occurred, and Woods is expected to be released on bond after 8 hours in jail.

Golfer Tiger Woods has been charged with driving under the influence after a car crash in Florida, police say.

The Martin County Sheriff's Office said the 15-time major champion had also been charged with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test.

Sheriff John Budensiek said Woods, 50, had rolled his Land Rover vehicle after clipping a pressure cleaner truck on Jupiter Island on Friday.

The golfer, who had to crawl out of the passenger side of his vehicle, passed a breathalyser test after the crash but refused a urine test.

Authorities also confirmed no-one sustained any injuries in the incident which took place on Beach Road just after 14:00 local time (about 19:00 GMT).

Sheriff Budensiek told a news conference: The DUI investigators came to the scene and Mr Woods did exemplify signs of impairment.

They did several tests on him. 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.

When it was determined, he was placed under arrest and taken to the Martin County jail.

At the Martin County jail, and even on scene, we were really not suspicious of alcohol being involved in this case and that proved to be true.

Mr Woods did a breathalyser test with triple zeros, but when it came time for us to ask for a urinary analysis test, he refused.

Budensiek also said Woods had been co-operative but was trying not to incriminate himself.

He has a right to refuse that test, added Budensiek 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 was asked about the crash on Friday, saying: I feel so badly. [Woods 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.

Sheriff Budensiek said Woods would remain in jail for eight hours then be released on bond. The BBC has contacted the golfer's representatives for comment.