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Tiger Woods, the 15-time major golf champion, was arrested after a March 27, 2026 rollover crash on Jupiter Island, Florida, led deputies to suspect impairment. The Smoking Gun reported that the Martin County Sheriff’s Office arrest report described Woods as “lethargic,” sweating heavily, and showing signs of impairment after his Land Rover struck a trailer and flipped onto its side. The report said Woods told deputies he had been looking down at his cell phone and did not realize the vehicle ahead of him had slowed.

The crash occurred near Woods’s Jupiter Island residence on South Beach Road. According to reports, a white Ford F-150 with an attached trailer was traveling north and slowing to make a turn when Woods’s Land Rover approached from behind. The police narrative said Woods attempted to go into oncoming traffic and cross double solid lines while trying to maneuver around the truck and trailer. The Land Rover clipped the trailer, causing the SUV to tip onto its driver’s side and slide before coming to rest. CBS News reported that neither Woods nor the other driver was injured.

The case turned from a crash investigation into a DUI investigation after deputies said Woods showed signs of impairment. The Smoking Gun reported that deputies described Woods as sweating profusely, moving slowly, appearing lethargic, and having bloodshot, glassy eyes with extremely dilated pupils. The arrest report also said Woods acknowledged medical limitations, telling deputies he had undergone seven back surgeries and more than twenty operations on his leg.

Deputies said Woods agreed to field sobriety testing, though several exercises were modified because of his physical injuries. According to the probable-cause report published by The Smoking Gun, Woods allegedly had difficulty following instructions and completing several coordination exercises. Based on those observations, a deputy concluded that Woods’s normal faculties were impaired and that he could not safely operate a motor vehicle at the time of the crash.

After Woods was arrested, deputies searched him and found two white pills in his left pants pocket. The arrest report said the pills were identified by their markings as hydrocodone and were collected as evidence. Woods reportedly denied drinking alcohol or using illegal substances before the crash, but said he took prescription medication and named medications including Vicodin, ibuprofen, blood-pressure medication and cholesterol medication.

The breath-test results became one of the central facts in the case. At the Martin County Jail, Woods agreed to two breath tests, and both returned 0.000 results, according to The Smoking Gun and CBS News. Deputies then requested a urine test to check for chemical or controlled substances. Woods refused the urine test after being read Florida’s implied-consent warning. That refusal became a separate charge under Florida law.

Authorities charged Woods with DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test. Reuters later reported that Woods pleaded not guilty to the DUI charges and requested a jury trial. Reuters also reported that Woods announced he was stepping away from golf for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on his health. A Martin County judge later granted permission for Woods to travel outside the country for treatment, according to local reporting.

The latest available reporting reviewed for this article does not confirm a conviction or final sentence. The case should therefore be described as an arrest and pending allegation, not as a proven criminal finding. Woods is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.

The case drew attention because of its collision of fame, history and familiar Florida DUI law. Woods had a prior 2017 DUI-related arrest in Florida, later resolved as reckless driving. This 2026 case involves a different crash, different facts and new allegations, but the public memory of the earlier case shaped the way the new arrest was discussed. The legal issue now is narrower than the headline storm: prosecutors must prove the elements of the current misdemeanor charges, including impairment and the refusal-related count.

For readers, the most important distinction is that the 0.000 breath tests do not automatically end a DUI case. Florida DUI law can involve impairment by alcohol, chemical substances or controlled substances. Deputies and prosecutors can rely on observations, field testing, crash facts, statements, medical evidence, prescription-drug evidence and refusal evidence. At the same time, the defense can challenge those observations, the modified sobriety tests, medical limitations and whether the state can prove impairment beyond a reasonable doubt. That is where the courthouse fight sits, with the facts no longer on the roadside but inside a legal scorecard.

Section 1: The Crime

The alleged crime was driving under the influence with property damage, along with refusal to submit to a lawful test. Deputies said Woods was driving a Land Rover on South Beach Road when it struck the rear portion of a trailer attached to a truck that was slowing to turn. The Land Rover flipped onto its driver’s side after impact.

Deputies said Woods showed signs of impairment after the crash. The arrest report described him as lethargic, sweating, slow-moving and having bloodshot, glassy eyes with extremely dilated pupils. Woods denied drinking alcohol and later produced two 0.000 breath-test results, but deputies said they suspected impairment by medication or another substance and requested a urine test, which Woods refused.

Important wording note: The current case should be described as an arrest and pending charge unless a final court disposition is confirmed. A 0.000 breath test means no measurable alcohol was detected by that breath test; it does not by itself resolve a Florida DUI allegation involving possible drugs, medication or chemical substances.

Section 2: Crime Location

The crash occurred on Jupiter Island, Florida, in Martin County. The arrest report identified the location as the 280 block of South Beach Road. CBS News reported that the roadway is a narrow, two-lane road and that the crash happened near Woods’s Jupiter Island home.

Section 3: Date And Time Of Crime

The arrest report listed the date as Friday, March 27, 2026. The police narrative said deputies responded at approximately 1402 hours, or about 2:02 p.m. The Smoking Gun published its arrest-report article on March 31, 2026, and Reuters later reported that Woods pleaded not guilty and requested a jury trial.

Section 4: Police Department

The case was handled by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office after Jupiter Island police initially responded to the crash. CBS News reported that Jupiter Island police called the sheriff’s office for assistance with the DUI investigation. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office lists its main office at 800 SE Monterey Road, Stuart, Florida 34994, with 911 for emergencies and 772-220-7000 or 772-220-7170 for non-emergency and after-hours contact.

Section 5: Suspect Name

The suspect was identified as Tiger Woods, whose legal name appears in the arrest report as Eldrick T. Woods. He is one of the most prominent golfers in history, but the legal case should still be written like any other pending criminal matter: arrest, allegation, charge, plea and court outcome.

Section 6: Suspect Age

Woods was reported to be 50 years old at the time of the March 2026 crash and arrest.

Section 7: Charges

Reports list the charges as DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test. The Smoking Gun described Woods as charged with misdemeanor DUI counts, while CBS News and Reuters reported DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test. The arrest report image cited Florida Statute 316.193(3)(c)1 for DUI with property damage and Florida Statute 316.1939(1)(e) for refusal.

Florida Statute 316.193 states that a person who violates the DUI law and, by operating the vehicle, causes or contributes to damage to another person’s property commits a first-degree misdemeanor. Florida Statute 316.1939 states that a person who refuses a lawful breath or urine test after the required warnings commits a second-degree misdemeanor for a first refusal or a first-degree misdemeanor for a second or later refusal.

Section 8: Bond Amount

CBS News reported that Woods was jailed for the eight-hour period required after a DUI arrest and later released on bail. Some later reporting described a $1,150 bail figure, but the primary sources reviewed for this article did not consistently provide a final bond breakdown by count. The safest wording is that Woods was booked into the Martin County Jail and released on bail after the required holding period.

Section 9: Conviction

No conviction was confirmed in the available sources reviewed for this article. Reuters reported that Woods pleaded not guilty and requested a jury trial. The case should be described as pending unless a final plea, verdict, dismissal or sentence is verified through official court records.

Section 10: Sentence

No final sentence was confirmed in the reviewed sources. For legal context only, Florida Statute 316.193 classifies DUI with property damage as a first-degree misdemeanor. Florida Statute 775.082 states that a first-degree misdemeanor can carry up to one year in jail, while a second-degree misdemeanor can carry up to 60 days. Florida Statute 775.083 lists maximum fines of $1,000 for a first-degree misdemeanor and $500 for a second-degree misdemeanor. These are possible statutory penalties only, not a confirmed sentence in this case.

Section 11: Outcome

The reported outcome so far is that Woods was arrested, booked, released on bail, pleaded not guilty and requested a jury trial. Reuters reported that he announced he was stepping away for treatment and to focus on his health. Local reporting said a Martin County judge granted permission for him to travel outside the country for treatment while the case remained pending. No final court outcome was confirmed in the available sources reviewed.

Section 12: Victim

No person was reported physically injured in the crash. The other driver was identified in the arrest report as Jeromy Bullard, who was driving the truck and trailer that Woods’s Land Rover struck. The arrest report said Bullard did not report injuries, but the trailer sustained an estimated $5,000 in damage. In the legal framing, the alleged victim interest includes the property damage connected to the other vehicle and trailer.

Why This Case Drew Attention

The case drew intense attention because it involved one of the most recognizable athletes in the world, a rollover crash near his home, a prior DUI-related history and a new medication-centered impairment allegation. The public detail that Woods blew 0.000 on breath tests made the case especially searchable, but deputies said they were not focused on alcohol alone. Their report pointed to physical observations, performance on sobriety exercises, hydrocodone pills found during the search and refusal of a urine test.

The case also sits at the intersection of health and criminal law. Woods reportedly told deputies about extensive back and leg surgeries and prescription medication use. Those facts may become important in court because physical limitations can affect field sobriety tests and because prescription medications can be lawful to possess yet still create driving-impairment questions. A lawful prescription is not the same issue as whether someone was safe to drive.

For Florida prosecutors, the case is likely to turn on the evidence of impairment, the crash circumstances and the refusal issue. For the defense, the legal path may involve challenging the interpretation of roadside observations, the effect of Woods’s injuries on the tests, the lack of alcohol in the breath samples and whether the state can connect medication evidence to actual impairment while driving. The headline is loud. The case itself will probably be fought in quieter details.

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