Tiger Woods loses driver's license for five years in plea deal, avoids jail time - Reuters

Tiger Woods, the 50‑year‑old former world number one golfer, entered a courtroom in Martin County, Florida, on Wednesday and pleaded no contest to a charge of reckless driving stemming from a rollover crash that occurred in March near his Jupiter Island residence. The plea was part of a deal that reduced the original charge of driving under the influence.

A judge sentenced Woods to a five‑year suspension of his driver’s licence and ordered him to pay court costs. He also entered a no‑contest plea to a separate count of refusing to submit to testing, for which he was similarly fined. Under Florida law a no‑contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is treated as a conviction for sentencing purposes.

According to the sheriff’s report, Woods’ SUV clipped a truck and rolled onto its side on a beachside residential road. Deputies who arrived at the scene found two prescription pain pills in Woods’ pocket and observed signs of impairment. He completed a Breathalyzer test that returned a negative result but declined to provide a urine sample. Woods had initially pleaded not guilty to the DUI allegation.

Woods arrived at the hearing accompanied by his girlfriend, Vanessa Trump, a former daughter‑in‑law of former President Donald Trump, who sat behind him in the courtroom. He spoke little during the proceedings and left the courthouse without addressing reporters.

The plea agreement allowed Woods to avoid a jail sentence, concluding the criminal case with the licence suspension and monetary penalties as the final outcomes.