Tiger Woods enters plea agreement to reckless driving charge over rollover crash in Florida

Tiger Woods pleads no contest to reckless driving charge over rollover crash in Florida 1 of 5 | Newly released video shows Tiger Woods hiccuping and appearing to nod off in the back of a patrol car after crashing his vehicle last week in Florida. 2 of 5 | Golfer Tiger Woods, right, arrives with Vanessa Trump, left, for Woods’ plea conference hearing in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida in March, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Stuart, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) 3 of 5 | Tiger Woods appears in County Judge Darren Steele’s courtroom for a plea hearing from an arrest in March, at the Martin County Courthouse in Stuart, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Crystal Vander Weit/Treasure Coast Newspapers via AP, Pool) 4 of 5 | Golfer Tiger Woods, right, leaves with Vanessa Trump, left, after Woods’ plea conference hearing in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida in March, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Stuart, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) 5 of 5 | Golfer Tiger Woods, right, leaves with Vanessa Trump, left, after Woods’ plea conference hearing in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida in March, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Stuart, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) 1 of 5 Newly released video shows Tiger Woods hiccuping and appearing to nod off in the back of a patrol car after crashing his vehicle last week in Florida. Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 2 of 5 | Golfer Tiger Woods, right, arrives with Vanessa Trump, left, for Woods’ plea conference hearing in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida in March, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Stuart, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) 2 of 5 Golfer Tiger Woods, right, arrives with Vanessa Trump, left, for Woods’ plea conference hearing in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida in March, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Stuart, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 3 of 5 | Tiger Woods appears in County Judge Darren Steele’s courtroom for a plea hearing from an arrest in March, at the Martin County Courthouse in Stuart, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Crystal Vander Weit/Treasure Coast Newspapers via AP, Pool) 3 of 5 Tiger Woods appears in County Judge Darren Steele’s courtroom for a plea hearing from an arrest in March, at the Martin County Courthouse in Stuart, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Crystal Vander Weit/Treasure Coast Newspapers via AP, Pool) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 4 of 5 | Golfer Tiger Woods, right, leaves with Vanessa Trump, left, after Woods’ plea conference hearing in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida in March, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Stuart, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) 4 of 5 Golfer Tiger Woods, right, leaves with Vanessa Trump, left, after Woods’ plea conference hearing in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida in March, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Stuart, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 5 of 5 | Golfer Tiger Woods, right, leaves with Vanessa Trump, left, after Woods’ plea conference hearing in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida in March, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Stuart, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) 5 of 5 Golfer Tiger Woods, right, leaves with Vanessa Trump, left, after Woods’ plea conference hearing in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida in March, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Stuart, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Florida" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="76287" data-entity-type="location">Stuart, Florida (AP) — Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge Wednesday following a rollover crash in March near his home in Florida where he initially was accused of driving under the influence. Woods appeared in a courtroom in Martin County where he agreed to the reduced charge. A judge ordered that his driver’s license be suspended for five years.Woods, 50, said little during the hearing and beforehand sat at the defense table, looking back at the courtroom gallery. He arrived at the courthouse with his girlfriend, Vanessa Trump, President Donald Trump’s former daughter-in-law.She sat behind him during the hearing. Woods left the courthouse without addressing reporters.He also pleaded no contest to refusing to submit to testing and was fined court costs, according to court documents.A no-contest plea is not an admission of guilt, but means the accused will offer no defense. The plea is treated as a conviction in the criminal justice system. Woods was arrested after his SUV clipped a truck and rolled over on its side on a beachside residential road on Jupiter Island. A sheriff’s report said deputies found two pain pills in his pocket and he showed signs of impairment. He did a Breathalyzer test, which came out negative, but refused to take a urine test.He had pleaded not guilty to the original DUI charge. 5 MIN READ 4 MIN READ 1 MIN READ Neither Woods nor the person in the other vehicle were injured in the crash, according to officials. But his Land Rover caused $5,000 in damage to the truck, according to a police report. Woods had told a deputy that he was looking down at his phone and changing the radio station when he hit the truck. Woods is among the most influential figures in golf, but his career has been derailed by multiple back and knee surgeries, car crashes and dependence on pain medication. Woods has been involved in four crashes over the years. He took a leave from the golf tour after the 2009 crash and again after the latest crash and has yet to return to tournament play.He left the United States to seek treatment at an inpatient treatment facility, according to court records. Woods made his first public appearance since returning from treatment on June 23 when he introduced the PGA Tour’s plans to revamp its schedule for 2028. Woods remained as chairman of the tour’s Future Competition Committee after his arrest. He did not take questions during that appearance.