Tiger Woods faces one big question after DUI arrest in Florida, legal expert says

Tiger Woods was thrust backmost into nan limelight past week erstwhile he was arrested connected a DUI complaint pursuing a car clang successful Florida successful which authorities said he was driving astatine "a precocious complaint of speed."

Woods took a breathalyzer trial astatine nan segment and blew "triple zeroes," but refused to springiness a urine sample, according to Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek.

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Golfer Tiger Woods stands by his overturned conveyance successful Jupiter Island, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026.  (Jason Oteri/AP)

Legal master Donna Rotunno, a lawyer and nan big of nan Fox News podcast "Crime & Justice pinch Donna Rotunno," told Fox News Digital that authorities whitethorn person a reliable clip trying to get a condemnation pinch nan DUI charge, but could make an illustration retired of him for allegedly failing to taxable a urine test.

"What’s absorbing astir Tiger is that they’re ne'er going to beryllium capable to beryllium that he was driving nether nan power because he blew zero-zero and they person nary chemic test," she explained. "So, they can’t moreover show you what was successful his strategy that made him impaired. Obviously, you tin person a car mishap without being impaired. You tin beryllium driving excessively accelerated and person a car accident, and so, I deliberation they’ll person a very difficult clip pinch nan DUI charge.

"However, nan chemic refusal, that’s going to beryllium wherever they benignant of ‘get him.’ What’ll hap location conscionable depends on, and what I’m reference astir this region is that this region is beautiful strict. The mobility is going to beryllium will they effort to make an illustration retired of him because he is simply a sanction and because this is not his first situation. Because his first DUI lawsuit was much than 5 years old, I don’t deliberation there’s immoderate enhanced penalties for him because 9 years person gone by, but they will decidedly return into information nan truth that he has a inheritance successful this arena and I deliberation that will impact immoderate they connection him."

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Tiger Woods was driven from nan Martin County Jail aft being arrested for driving nether nan power pursuing a car clang connected March 27, 2026, successful Stuart, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Woods was arrested successful May 2017 connected a DUI complaint successful Florida and months later, agreed to participate a DUI program. He pleaded blameworthy to a reckless driving complaint successful October 2017 and received one-year probation, a fine, mandated organization work clip and was forced to acquisition regular supplier screening.

In February 2021, Woods was progressive successful a superior rollover clang successful the Los Angeles area. Officials said astatine nan clip he was driving complete nan posted ineligible limit but wasn’t charged pinch a crime.

Fox News Digital asked Rotunno if rule enforcement would effort to get Woods to return immoderate accountability for his actions fixed his now lengthy history. The car clang he was progressive successful could person been overmuch worse.

"If he would person wounded personification else, each bets are off. If he would person wounded personification else, they would person travel aft him," Rotunno said. "Not only that, but deliberation astir nan civilian lawsuits he’d beryllium facing.

This handout photograph provided by nan Martin County Sheriff's Office shows Tiger Woods, successful Stuart, Florida, Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)

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"I decidedly deliberation that they’ll return that into consideration. I mean, this car tipped over. He’s fortunate he didn’t get himself wounded again. I mean, my God. Thankfully, those cars are built for illustration tanks and he was capable to get retired nan different way. But deliberation astir nan effect connected your body, personification that’s been done each nan surgeries and each nan ailments that he has and nan effect of that car rolling complete for illustration that connected nan driver’s broadside of nan conveyance and nan truth that he was capable to get retired without immoderate crushed limbs. It’s amazing."

Woods hasn’t commented connected his arrest.

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