Tiger Woods Handed Five-Year Driving Ban After Plea Deal Over Rollover Crash

Pleading no contest to a reduced charge of reckless driving, Tiger Woods has resolved the criminal case stemming from his high-speed rollover crash in Florida. Under a plea agreement finalized on Wednesday morning in Martin County court, the fifty-year-old golfer was adjudicated guilty of willful and wanton reckless driving. Consequently, he received a five-year driver's license suspension and was ordered to pay a one-thousand-dollar fine. Woods also entered a no-contest plea for refusing to submit to a lawful drug test, drawing an additional fine and a concurrent suspension.

Dressed in a dark suit, Woods arrived at the courthouse in the passenger seat of a black SUV, accompanied by his girlfriend, Vanessa Trump. Despite being swarmed by reporters, the couple maintained their silence as they entered the building.

The charges originated from a March 27, 2026, incident on Jupiter Island. According to Sheriff John Budensiek, Woods was driving a Land Rover at a high rate of speed on a narrow two-lane road when he attempted to overtake a slowing truck. His vehicle clipped a trailer, veered off the road, and ultimately overturned. Although the vehicle landed on its side, Woods, who was alone, managed to escape uninjured.

While a breath test confirmed the absence of alcohol, investigators observed clear signs of impairment. Woods refused to provide a urine sample, though he acknowledged having taken various medications, including the prescription painkiller Vicodin. Furthermore, court filings detailed highly eccentric remarks made by Woods at the scene, including claims about drones equipped with GoPro cameras hovering over his home, and an assertion that he had just spoken to the president.

Following his arrest, Woods announced a temporary retirement from golf to prioritize his health, subsequently receiving judicial permission to travel abroad for intensive inpatient treatment.