Tiger Woods suffers blow in DUI court case as golfer remains in rehab

Tiger Woods, who remains successful rehab, suffered a rustle successful tribunal successful his DUI case.

Woods’ attorney, Douglas Duncan, appeared successful Martin County Court successful Stuart, Florida, connected Tuesday greeting aft objecting to authorities prosecutors’ lawsuit requesting nan athlete’s aesculapian records.

More specifically, they asked for accusation astir Woods’ prescriptions filled betwixt Jan. 1 and March 27, 2026 — nan day of his rollover car crash and consequent arrest.

During nan hearing, Duncan — who antecedently based on that his customer had a law correct to privateness — said he discussed nan matter pinch prosecutors and asked that nan records beryllium sealed from nan public.

Prosecutors agreed to nan request, which Judge Darren Steele signed disconnected connected earlier granting nan state’s mobility and ending nan hearing.

On nan day of March 27, Woods was progressive successful a rollover car clang adjacent his Jupiter Island home.

He was driving his Land Rover erstwhile he attempted to walk a inferior unit cleaner motortruck and allegedly clipped nan backmost extremity of nan truck’s trailer, causing his car to roll.

Woods, who did not prolong immoderate injuries successful nan accident, was forced to crawl retired of his vehicle.

Responding officers observed “signs of impairment” and “located 2 achromatic pills wrong [his] near broadside sound pocket,” which were “revealed to beryllium hydrocodone.”

Though Woods passed a breathalyzer test, he grounded nan section sobriety tests and “refused a urinalysis,” starring to misdemeanor charges of driving nether nan influence, causing harm to spot aliases a person, and refusal to taxable to a lawful breath, humor aliases urine test. (He was later charged pinch a non-criminal citation for sloppy driving resulting successful a crash, which carries a mini fine.)

The five-time Masters victor — who has a history of substance-involved car crashes — pleaded not guilty to nan charges connected March 31.

Later that day, he announced he would beryllium taking a break from his occupation to get help.

“I cognize and understand nan seriousness of nan business I find myself successful today,” he explained successful a connection posted connected X.

“I americium stepping distant for a play of clip to activity curen and attraction connected my health. This is basal successful bid for maine to prioritize my well-being and activity toward lasting recovery.”

Woods continued, “I’m committed to taking nan clip needed to return to a healthier, stronger and much focused place, some personally and professionally.”

He concluded by expressing appreciation for nan public’s “understanding and support” while asking for “privacy.”

According to nan Daily Mail, Woods checked into a rehab installation successful Switzerland successful mid-April to statesman a three-month stay.

The outlet claimed nan begetter of 2 — who is making love Vanessa Trump — would beryllium undergoing “intense” psychological curen and figuring retired really to negociate his assemblage symptom “without addictive opioids.”