Updated on: March 28, 2026 / 12:10 AM EDT / CBS News
Golf legend Tiger Woods was charged with DUI after a vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Jupiter, Florida, Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said.
According to Budensiek, a pickup truck towing a small trailer was pulling into a driveway when the driver saw a Land Rover passing at “high speeds.” While investigators did not know the Land Rover’s exact speed, Budensiek noted the area has a 30 mph speed limit. Woods, who was driving the Land Rover, swerved to avoid a collision, clipped the back of the trailer, flipped onto the driver’s side and slid along the roadway before coming to rest. The vehicle did not roll completely over, the sheriff said.
Woods, 50, crawled out of the Land Rover through the passenger side. Neither driver suffered injuries, and there were no other passengers in Woods’ vehicle.
Budensiek said Woods showed signs of impairment and completed several roadside tests. Woods took a Breathalyzer and “blew triple zeroes,” the sheriff said, but he refused a urine test. Medical experts who evaluated Woods at the scene “believe from on scene that he was not impaired on alcohol. They believe it was some type of medication or drug,” Budensiek added. No drugs or medication were found inside the vehicle, he said.
Woods was arrested and charged with DUI, property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test. Per Florida statute, he was jailed for eight hours beginning at 3 p.m. local time and was held at the Martin County Jail but not with the general population. He was released on bail late Friday night, according to The Associated Press.
Jupiter Island police initially responded to the crash and called the sheriff’s office for assistance, Budensiek said. The Martin County Fire Rescue Department told CBS News it responded to a motor vehicle accident in the Jupiter Island area around 1:30 p.m. but could not share patient information due to privacy laws.
Woods had recently played in a match at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens on Tuesday. The 15-time major champion has been weighing whether to play in the Masters in April. He underwent his seventh back surgery in September 2025 and ruptured his Achilles tendon in March 2025.
Woods has been involved in high-profile crashes and DUI-related incidents before. In 2021 he was seriously injured in a rollover crash in Los Angeles, when deputies said his SUV traveled several hundred feet and flipped multiple times; authorities later said the vehicle was traveling 84–87 mph in a 45 mph zone and that excessive speed was the primary cause. In 2017 he was arrested on a DUI charge in Florida after police found him asleep behind the wheel; he later said he had taken a bad mix of prescription painkillers.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.