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Tiger Woods handed five-year license suspension after no-contest plea

The Guardian UK Wednesday 02 September 2026, 13:25 UTC By Guardian sport and agencies 1 min read
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Woods pleads no contest to reduced chargeCharges stemmed from March rollover crashTiger Woods pleaded no contest to reckless driving on Wednesday morning as part of an agreement with Florida prosecutors that reduced a DUI charge stemming from his rollover crash in March. The 50-year-old golf star was adjudicated guilty of willful and wanton reckless driving, a second offense, during a hearing in Martin County court. Under the agreement, Woods was fined $1,000 and had his driver’s license...

  • Woods pleads no contest to reduced charge

  • Charges stemmed from March rollover crash

Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to reckless driving on Wednesday morning as part of an agreement with Florida prosecutors that reduced a DUI charge stemming from his rollover crash in March.

The 50-year-old golf star was adjudicated guilty of willful and wanton reckless driving, a second offense, during a hearing in Martin County court. Under the agreement, Woods was fined $1,000 and had his driver’s license suspended for five years. Prosecutors had originally charged him with driving under the influence with property damage.

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