The Daily Populous Saturday March 28th, 2026 night edition
Authored by wptv.com and submitted by thekevinphillips

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — Golfing legend Tiger Woods faces two charges after he was arrested on suspicion of DUI following a rollover crash on Jupiter Island just before 2 p.m. Friday, according to the Martin County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies said the crash occurred at 281 South Beach Road, which is near Woods' home.

WATCH BELOW: Tiger Woods arrested after rollover crash

Tiger Woods arrested on suspicion of DUI after rollover crash on Jupiter Island

Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said when officers with the Jupiter Island Police Department responded to the scene, they found a pickup truck pulling a pressure-cleaner trailer and a Range Rover on its side.

Budensiek said responding officers could see that the driver of the Range Rover "might be impaired," prompting them to contact the sheriff's office.

The sheriff said their investigation later revealed that the truck pulling the pressure-cleaner trailer was traveling northbound on South Beach Road and was starting to pull into a driveway.

"The driver of that vehicle looked in his mirror and saw a (Range) Rover overtaking him at high speeds," Budensiek said. "He saw it coming, so he tried to edge off the side of the road, but this is a small two-lane road, and there was no shoulder ... to get off the side of the road."

WATCH BELOW: Tiger Woods faces DUI charges after rollover crash

Tiger Woods faces DUI charges after rollover crash

Budensiek said the Range Rover "swerved to avoid a collision" but clipped the back end of the trailer, causing Woods' vehicle to roll over on its side.

After the crash, the sheriff said Woods, who was alone inside the vehicle, was able to crawl out through the passenger's side door. It was unclear if Woods was wearing a seat belt when the wreck happened.

"Our DUI investigators came to the scene, and Mr. Woods did (exhibit) signs of impairment," Budensiek said. "They did several tests on him. .. He was placed under arrest and taken to the Martin County Jail."

The sheriff said a "lethargic" Woods complied with a breathalyzer test and blew "triple zeroes" but refused a urine test.

"He's been charged with DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test," Budensiek said.

Investigators don't believe Woods was impaired by alcohol, but the sheriff believes it was "some type of medication or drug."

"We will never get definitive results as to what he was impaired on at the time of the crash," Budensiek said.

(AP Photo/Jason Oteri) Golfer Tiger Woods stands by his overturned vehicle in Jupiter Island, Fla., on Friday, March 27, 2026.

Neither Woods nor the driver of the pickup truck was hurt in the crash.

The charges that Woods faces are both misdemeanors. He will be held in the Martin County Jail for at least eight hours, in accordance with Florida law for DUI arrests.

Budensiek said there were no drugs or medication inside Woods' Range Rover at the time of the wreck.

"This could have been a lot worse," Budensiek said.

Woods was involved in a severe crash in California in 2021, where he suffered multiple leg injuries.

In 2017, the golfer was arrested in Palm Beach County on suspicion of driving under the influence. Woods later pleaded guilty to reckless driving, agreeing to pay a $250 fine and attend DUI school.

Stay with WPTV.com and WPTV News for more details as they become available.

sergei-rivers on March 27th, 2026 at 19:40 UTC »

Looks like some Range Rover model, the Genesis execs exhaled.

exospheer on March 27th, 2026 at 19:28 UTC »

When someone gets into that many accidents, you have to stop driving. Its too many times and its always a big accident

casualfrog68 on March 27th, 2026 at 19:25 UTC »

That man has got to stop driving himself.