Tiger Woods plans to change not guilty plea in DUI case in Florida, court documents show
STUART, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods intends to change his not guilty plea in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida, according to court documents filed Tuesday.
STUART, Fla. (AP) – Tiger Woods intends to change his not guilty plea in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida, according to court documents filed Tuesday.
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- Woods' attorney, Doug Duncan, and the State Attorney's Office did not immediately respond to emails from The Associated Press requesting extra information.
- In March, Woods' Land Rover clipped a truck, rolled onto its side and the legendary golfer was arrested, authorities stated.
- He is projected in court Wednesday morning for a plea conference hearing, according to a notice of the hearing posted Tuesday.
In March, Woods' Land Rover clipped a truck, rolled onto its side and the legendary golfer was arrested, authorities stated. Woods pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence in the case in Martin County circuit court, just north of Palm Beach County.
He is projected in court Wednesday morning for a plea conference hearing, according to a notice of the hearing posted Tuesday. No extra details concerning the nature of the plea change were published.
Woods was traveling at high speeds on a beachside residential road on Jupiter Island with a 30 mph (almost 50 kph) speed limit when his Land Rover caused $5, 000 in damage to the truck, according to an incident report. He managed to crawl out of the vehicle without any injuries and informed a deputy that he was looking down at his phone and changing the radio station when he hit the truck.
Taken together, the developments around tiger Woods plans to change not guilty plea in DUI case in point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.




