Tiger likely to enter 1st-time DUI offender program
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Tiger Woods is expected to enter a program for first-time DUI offenders to resolve charges filed against him after police found him asleep at the wheel of his parked car alongside a Florida road, a prosecutor said yesterday.
The former world No. 1 golfer was not in court as his lawyer entered a not-guilty plea to a charge of driving under the influence stemming from Woods’ arrest in May.
But Woods, 41, is expected to appear at the Palm Beach Gardens courthouse for an October 25 hearing to plead guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving, according Adrienne Ellis, a chief assistant state attorney for Palm Beach County.
The reckless driving plea would allow Woods to take part in a 12-month probation program that would involve community service, DUI school, a substance abuse evaluation etc. He would avoid a DUI conviction if he completes the program.
His attorney, Douglas Duncan, declined to discuss the case with reporters at the courthouse yesterday.
Police found Woods stopped on the side of a Palm Beach-area road in his Mercedes-Benz at about 3am on May 29. He had “extremely slow and slurred speech” after being awakened by a Jupiter police officer but was cooperative and told officers he takes several prescriptions, including Xanax, according to a police report.
Woods, who had been heading away from his home on the exclusive Jupiter Island, could not remember where he was going and told police he was returning from Los Angeles.
A blood test showed he had the painkiller Vicodin and the antidepressant Xanax in his system but no alcohol. He was charged with driving under the influence and improperly stopping his vehicle.
Woods has won 14 major golf championships, second only to Jack Nicklaus, but has competed little during the past two years after multiple back surgeries.
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