Golf legend Tiger Woods told Martin County Sheriff's investigators he was looking down at his cell phone and changing the radio station before he is accused of crashing into another vehicle and rolling his sport utility vehicle on its side.
Woods, 50, ultimately would be arrested on DUI and refusal to submit to a DUI test following the March 27 crash on Jupiter Island where he has a home.
Woods was described as "sweating profusely" when speaking with investigators after the crash.
These and other details were contained in Woods' arrest affidavit, released March 31 by the Martin County Sheriff's Office.
Woods was released at 11:11 p.m. March 27 from the Martin County jail on $1,150 bail, a jail official said.
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This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: New details in Tiger Woods arrest in Florida; affidavit released
Tiger Woods was arrested on a DUI charge today following a rollover crash in Jupiter Island, Fla., that did not cause any significant injuries.
According to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, Woods showed signs of impairment at the crash scene. He was negative for alcohol impairment on a breathalyzer test but refused a urinalysis test and was charged with DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test, according to a sheriff’s representative.
The crash occurred in the city where Woods lives around 2 p.m. ET.
Woods, 50, was involved in a one-car crash in Southern California in February of 2021 that caused multiple leg fractures. No charges were filed. The accident impacted Woods’ golf career and he has appeared in minimal PGA Tour events since.
In May of 2017 Woods also was arrested on a DUI charge in Jupiter Island and eventually pleaded guilty to reckless driving. He was given one year of probation, along with a $250 fine and 50 hours of community service.
Woods is not expected to participate in next month’s Masters Tournament but reportedly had registered to participate in the U.S. Senior Open.
A 15-time major winner on the PGA Tour, Woods had recently hinted at participating on the Champions Tour now that he is 50.
“I’m trying. Put it that way,” Woods said at last month’s Genesis Invitational near Los Angeles, when asked about playing again. “The disc replacement has been one thing. … I’ve had a fused back and now a disc replacement, so it’s challenging.
“And now, I entered a new decade, so that number is starting to sink in and has us thinking about the opportunity to be able to play in a cart. That’s something that, as I said, I won’t do out here on (in PGA Tour events) because I don’t believe in it. But on the Champions Tour, that’s certainly (an) opportunity.”
Albuquerque mixed-martial arts legend Diego Sanchez will serve no prison time as a consequence of his arrest on gun-related charges last summer.
The 44-year-old was sentenced in 2nd Judicial District Court on Thursday to five years’ supervised probation and 800 hours of community service.
Sanchez initially pleaded not guilty to the felony gun charge but changed his plea to guilty on Feb. 18. As a convicted felon, Sanchez is prohibited from possessing a firearm for 10 years after serving his sentence.
A records search showed Sanchez had no prior convictions. A 2002 DWI charge and a 2023 charge of battery against a household member, both misdemeanors, were dismissed.
On July 17, according to a criminal complaint, police officers were attending to a crash on westbound Interstate 40 when they heard a loud bang coming from a passing vehicle.
Police pursued the vehicle, which exited the interstate at Sixth NW. Police pulled over a white Jeep Gladiator at Sixth and the westbound frontage road.
Sanchez, who was a passenger in the vehicle, was asked if he’d fired a shot, and he said no but acknowledged there was a gun in the vehicle. According to the complaint, two live rounds were found on the passenger-side floorboard and another under the passenger seat. A spent casing was found on the passenger-side floorboard.
Police asked the driver of the vehicle if Sanchez had fired a weapon. The driver said yes.
A black Glock 42 pistol was found in the rear pocket of the driver’s seat, police said.
Sanchez was arrested and charged with firing a weapon at or from motor vehicle (with no great bodily harm) and with negligent use of a deadly weapon. He was booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center early on July 18 and released a week later.
Sanchez, an Albuquerque native and a former state high school wrestling champion, is widely considered one of MMA’s foundational fighters. The winner of his first 15 fights and 21 of his first 22, he became wildly popular for his aggressive, crowd-pleasing style.
Having lost 13 of his most recent 22 fights, dropping his overall record to 30-14, Sanchez last competed as an MMA fighter in March 2022. In February 2023, he lost a bare-knuckle fight to fellow New Mexican Austin Trout at Tingley Coliseum.
A proposed April 2025 boxing match was scratched when a card scheduled for the Pit fell through.
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