Tiger Woods has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence after a car crash in Florida, police say.
The golf legend, 50, was in a Range Rover which rolled over in the Jupiter Island area of the state but he was able to crawl out of the passenger side door.
At a press conference, officers revealed that Woods showed signs of impairment at the scene and was arrested after refusing a urine test.
A breathalyser test returned no trace of alcohol, with investigators believing the impairment was drug or medication-related.
The 15-time major winner was alone in his car, and neither he nor the driver of the other vehicle - a pressure-washing truck - was injured.
He will remain behind bars for at least eight hours, according to the police department.
A local news outlet reported that one person involved in the crash was stable and another refused to go to hospital.
According to KATU in Florida, it was a two-vehicle collision just after 2pm Friday afternoon near 281 Beach Road.
Sheriff John Budensiek from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office told reporters Woods had also been charged with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test.
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Budensiek said: “The DUI investigators came to the scene and Mr Woods did exemplify signs of impairment.
“They did several tests on him. He did explain the injuries and surgeries that he’s had and we did take that into account, but they did so some in-depth roadside tests.
“When it was determined, he was placed under arrest and taken to the Martin County jail.
“At the Martin County jail, and even on scene, we were really not suspicious of alcohol being involved in this case and that proved to be true.
“Mr Woods did a breathalyser test with triple zeros, but when it came time for us to ask for a urinary analysis test, he refused and so he has been charged with DUI, property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test.”
Budensiek added that Woods had been driving at “high speed” and his vehicle tipped on to its side and then “slid for a pretty decent space before he came to a stop”.
The limit on the road in question is 30mph.
Woods was involved in a similar crash in Southern California in 2021, which shattered his right leg after he was trapped under the vehicle.
He needed multiple surgeries to recover from his injuries.
The SUV he was driving, a Genesis GV80, was found several feet away from the central reservation in an area that had a “high-frequency” of accidents, officials said at the time.
Authorities said there was “no evidence of impairment” in that crash adding that it was “purely an accident.”
Following the accident, Woods told Golf Digest that he began a rehabilitation process that included three months in a hospital-type bed in his home.
In 2017, Woods was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Jupiter, Florida.
An incident report at the time said that he was asleep and “had to be woken up.”
Woods shared a statement after the incident apologizing to his family, friends and fans.
Friday’s accident comes just days after Woods made his hugely anticipated return to golf at an event on Tuesday night, where girlfriend Vanessa Trump was watching him play.
