Golf legend Tiger Woods has been arrested on suspicion of impaired driving after rolling his Land Roover in Jupiter Island, Florida, marking the fourth time since 2009 that he’s been involved in a dangerous incident with his vehicle.
It’s also the second time since 2017 that he has been charged with driving under the influence.
The sheriff in Martin County, Florida, said Friday, March 27 that Woods was in jail and uninjured after being charged. Woods, 50, clipped a trailer on the road, rolled his Land Rover, crawled out of his vehicle appearing lethargic and was suspected of impairment, the sheriff said. He was alone in the car and no one else was injured, according to the sheriff.
His use of the sleep drug Ambien came into question in his previous accidents. After rolling his SUV in Los Angeles County 2021, authorities didn’t have his blood drawn to test for drugs. But experts said the evidence supported the theory that Woods was not conscious when he drove off the road and hit a tree before rolling over.
Woods was behind the wheel in Los Angeles County when his SUV failed to stay with the curve in the road and instead went barreling in the median, into the other lane before hitting a tree and rolling over in February 2021. Woods broke bones in his leg and was found unconscious. He didn’t remember what happened and didn’t remember driving, or even what state he was in at the time.
