<figure id="attachment_463518" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-463518" style="width: 1500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="813ad470"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/04/bf11b3cce2a735e6b6d10a4dff6086a8.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-463518" class="wp-caption-text">Tiger Woods arrested in another car accident. He is now reportedly in Switzerland for treatment. &#8230;&#8230;</figcaption></figure>
<h2><span class="strongInContent"> Refusing to submit to a urine test.</span></h2>
<p> On March 31, Tiger Woods (50), a US men&#8217;s golf player, was arrested and charged with DUI (driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs) after causing a car accident while driving near his home in Jupiter Island, Florida, on the afternoon of March 27 (local time, same below), indicated his intention to contest the case in court.</p>
<p> Woods was driving his SUV Land Rover when he attempted to pass a truck at high speed, but hit the rear of the truck, striking the driver&#8217;s side of the vehicle on the ground and causing it to roll over. Woods ejected on his own and was not injured. He had no passengers in the vehicle.</p>
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<p> Woods was breath tested for signs of intoxication and had a zero alcohol level, but refused a urine test and was arrested on suspicion of DUI (driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs) and other charges.</p>
<p> According to a police report obtained by Page Six, officers responding to the scene observed several signs of impaired driving while speaking with Woods. Woods was.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> &#8220;sweating profusely,&#8221;</span></p>
<p> and that his eyes were observed to be bloodshot and cloudy and his pupils were extremely dilated. Also, two hydrocodone pills, a narcotic painkiller, were allegedly found in Woods&#8217; left pants pocket. Woods told officers.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> &#8220;I was looking down at my cell phone and changing the channel on the radio and didn&#8217;t realize that the car in front of me was slowing down.&#8221;</span></p>
<p> He explained that he was not aware that the car in front of him was slowing down.</p>
<p> Woods was charged with DUI, refusal to submit to a drug test, and was released on bail after delivering bail eight hours after his arrest. DUI in the U.S. stands for &#8220;Driving Under the Influence of alcohol and/or drugs,&#8221; and in the U.S. it is considered a criminal offense to operate a vehicle with impaired driving ability, which carries penalties such as fines, driver&#8217;s license suspension, and imprisonment. Penalties include fines, suspension of driver&#8217;s license, and imprisonment.</p>
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<p> Woods, who is known as the &#8220;greatest professional golfer of all time&#8221; with numerous records including 15 major championships, was arrested for DUI in 2005.</p>
<p> In February 2009, while driving a car in the suburbs of Los Angeles, he ran off the road and crashed into a hillside, wrecking his car. He suffered a serious injury, a crushed fracture in his right leg, and underwent major surgery in which metal rods, screws, and pins were implanted. It was said that he would never recover, but in April 2010, he made a &#8220;miraculous comeback&#8221; and created a new legend when he returned to the Masters after 508 days.</p>
<p> In the midst of all this, the DUI arrest in 2005 has come under renewed scrutiny.</p>
<div data-friday-nextpage-lead=" What was the whole story behind the &quot;accident&quot; 9 years ago?"></div>
<h2><span class="strongInContent">Narcotic painkillers in his pocket.</span></h2>
<p> Woods was found by a patrol officer nodding off in the driver&#8217;s seat of a Mercedes Benz parked on the street at the time. He was taken outside and tested for walking, but was in a comatose state and was arrested on suspicion of DUI, and drug tests revealed five drugs in his system, including two painkillers.</p>
<p> According to Radar Online, Woods admitted to taking several painkillers, including the narcotic painkiller Vicodin, for back pain at the time,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> He explained that it was an unexpected reaction to his prescription medications and that he did not realize that the combination of multiple medications could have such a strong impact.</span></p>
<p> He was charged with three misdemeanors of DUI, reckless driving, and improper stopping, and was fined and sentenced to one year of probation, 50 hours of community service, and ordered to participate in a rehabilitation program. He was then admitted to a rehabilitation facility for treatment of painkiller addiction.</p>
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<p> And in this case, he has taken the unusual step of appointing the same attorney who handled his DUI case nine years ago, pleading not guilty and demanding a trial by jury.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> He said, &#8220;It is only speculation, but it is possible that Woods took a breath test for alcohol this time but refused to take a urine test because, although he had not been drinking, he did not want to expose the allegations that he was unable to drive normally under the influence of painkillers and other drugs, as he had done nine years ago in the DUI arrest case. Although he was cooperative with the investigation, he reportedly was very cautious in his statements. This may have been a pretext for Woods to plead not guilty.</span></p>
<p> What kind of argument will Woods make to prove his innocence at the trial?</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Woods may claim that he took painkillers that morning and that the accident occurred in the afternoon, so he was not under the influence of drugs. Since he has refused to submit to a drug test, it will be interesting to see how it is determined that there is no physical evidence that he was under the influence of drugs at the time of the accident. It is assumed that the prosecution plans to prove his guilt with circumstantial evidence, such as the two narcotic painkillers hydrocodone found in his pocket and Woods&#8217; condition at the time of the accident,&#8221; said a legal expert.</span></p>
<p> Woods entered Switzerland on April 3 to enter a treatment facility. According to TMZ, the judge gave his permission because of his urgent need for a level of treatment that cannot be safely and effectively administered in the U.S. and to protect his privacy.</p>
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<p> Woods declined to appear at his first trial, which was scheduled for April, and is expected to appear in court again in May. We&#8217;ll see what kind of verdict the jury renders on Woods&#8217; not guilty plea at &#8230;&#8230;. In any case, it is hoped that Woods will be able to recover fully from his illness so that he can once again captivate his fans with his spectacular play.</p>


 Ryo Sakamoto (Writer, former head of the Culture and Society Department of Tokyo Sports Newspaper)

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