Woods bailed after arrest following crash

Media caption, Tiger Woods charged with driving under the influence after crash, says sheriffBySteve SutcliffeBBC Sport journalistGolf legend Tiger Woods has been released on bail following his arrest on charges of driving under the influence after rolling his car in a crash in Florida.The Martin County Sheriff's Office said the 15-time major champion was also charged with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test.Woods, 50, rolled his Land Rover after clipping a truck in Jupiter Island on Friday afternoon, according to Sheriff John Budensiek, who said officers had not suspected him of impairment by alcohol but possibly by an unknown substance.Woods, who had to crawl out of the passenger door, passed a breathalyser test after the crash before refusing a urine test. No-one was injured.He was kept in jail for eight hours – the minimum allowed under state law – before being released on bail.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Woods was pictured being driven from the Martin County Jail following his release on bailBudensiek said the crash happened after Woods allegedly attempted to overtake a pressure cleaner truck at a "high rate of speed".DUI investigators came to the scene and "Mr Woods did exemplify signs of impairment", Budensiek said."They did several tests on him," Budensiek said. "He did explain the injuries and surgeries that he's had and we did take that into account, but they did some in-depth roadside tests."Woods was placed under arrest after the incident, which took place on Beach Road just before 14:00 local time (19:00 GMT).Budensiek said investigators at the scene and at jail were "really not suspicious of alcohol being involved" and Woods passed a breathalyser test with "triple zeros".Budensiek said Woods was "co-operative but was trying not to incriminate himself". "He has a right to refuse that test," Budensiek said."There is a statute which he will be charged with for refusing to take that test, but we will never get definitive results as to what he was impaired on at the time of the crash."US President Donald Trump said: "I feel so badly. He has got some difficulty. There was an accident. That's all I know."He's a very close friend of mine. He's an amazing person – an amazing man."The charges against Woods are misdemeanours, not felonies.The BBC has contacted his representatives for comment. Image source, Martin County Sheriff's OfficeImage caption, Police released a mugshot Woods has played a limited schedule since the serious car crash in 2021 that left him with extensive injuries and fortunate to be alive.In 2009 he hit a fire hydrant, a tree and several hedges in a bizarre collision outside his home.The incident sparked accusations of extramarital affairs which led to the end of his seven-year marriage and the loss of lucrative sponsorship deals.In 2017 police officers found Woods slumped at the wheel of his parked Mercedes-Benz not far from his Florida home.A toxicology report found he had several legal medications in his system and marijuana's active ingredient.He was sentenced to a year's probation after pleading guilty to reckless driving.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Tiger Woods crashed near Los Angeles in 2021Woods has been recovering from rupturing an Achilles tendon in March 2025 and back surgery in October.This week he competed in the TGL indoor league finals – his first competitive golf for more than a year – and had not ruled out playing in next month's Masters, a tournament he has a huge affinity for.Woods has triumphed five times at Augusta National, which was the scene of his first major title in 1997 and his most recent in 2019.That victory was arguably his greatest achievement in golf given the number of injuries he had to overcome.However, the sight of him grittily limping through four rounds on that same course in 2022, 14 months after a life-threatening crash, also lives long in the memory.Woods, whose 82 career wins are level with Sam Snead for the PGA Tour record, has not competed at a major since missing the cut at The Open in July 2024.He last made the cut at the 2024 Masters, where he finished 60th.Media caption, Can Woods make Masters comeback after another arrest?ByIain CarterGolf correspondentThis is another huge setback for one of the all-time great sporting figures, who has suffered massive injury problems for the best part of two decades.Woods is battling to be fit for the Masters, which starts in less than two weeks.We saw him hitting golf shots competitively in the indoor TGL league at the start of this week – that was the first time since July 2024 we had seen him playing golf.He did not seem overly optimistic that he would be fit, but he was really trying to be at Augusta for the Masters.That looks ever more unlikely given the scenario that is playing out in Florida.Image source, Martin County Sheriff's OfficeImage caption, Authorities released images of the crash, showing skid marks on the road where Woods appeared to lose control of his vehicleGolf