Tiger Woods to Change DUI Plea Wednesday

Tiger Woods to Change DUI Plea Wednesday

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Tiger Woods is scheduled to appear in a Martin County, Florida, courtroom at 8:30 a.m. ET Wednesday for a change-of-plea hearing in the DUI case that followed his rollover crash in March, according to court records.

Woods pleaded not guilty in March to misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence and refusal to submit to testing, along with a careless driving citation. Court records show the traffic citation case is also set for a change-of-plea hearing Wednesday.

Change-of-plea hearings are commonly held to formalize a plea agreement between a defendant and prosecutors, and defendants must appear in person. Neither Woods nor his attorneys have said whether a deal has been reached, or on what terms. One of his attorneys declined to comment to CNN on Tuesday.

Timeline

March 27

Woods, driving on a residential street on Jupiter Island near his home, clipped the back of a pressure-washing trailer towed by a truck. His SUV flipped onto its side and skidded down the street. He climbed out through the skyward-facing passenger window and was unharmed.

At the scene

According to the arrest affidavit, Woods crossed double solid lines and maneuvered around the trailer before striking it. He told a deputy he had not seen the other vehicle slowing because he was looking at his cell phone and changing the radio station. He made multiple errors on field sobriety exercises. Deputies found two hydrocodone pills, a prescription opioid used for severe chronic pain, in his pocket. Woods said he had not consumed alcohol but had taken "a few" prescription medications that day. He blew 0.00 on two breath tests and declined a urinalysis.

Late March

Woods pleaded not guilty and said he would "seek treatment and focus on my health."

April 7

Florida prosecutors said in a state court filing they wanted to subpoena "any and all prescription medication on file" for Woods. He and his attorneys have contested the release of those records.

May

Woods was reported to have returned from a rehabilitation facility in Switzerland.

Sept. 1

Court records show the hearing moved onto Wednesday's docket. Woods had originally been due in court Sept. 8.

Reactions

Woods has made several brief public appearances tied to the PGA Tour since returning from treatment but has not taken questions or discussed the March 27 crash in detail.

An attorney for Woods declined to comment when CNN asked about the new hearing date. Prosecutors have not commented publicly on whether a plea agreement is in place.

On Sunday, Woods posted congratulations to Scottie Scheffler, who won the Tour Championship and a second FedEx Cup and passed Woods for the most PGA Tour career earnings. "Three wins, five runner-ups and finishing the season No. 1. Those are some numbers to be proud of," Woods wrote on X. "Incredible consistency all season long. Congrats on a historic season, Scottie."

What's Next

The hearing begins at 8:30 a.m. ET Wednesday at the Martin County Courthouse, and Woods is required to attend in person.

What plea Woods enters, and any sentence or diversion terms that come with it, has not been disclosed. It is also unresolved how the fight over his prescription medication records ends if the case is settled by plea.

More

Woods, a 15-time major championship winner, has a long history of back and leg injuries and has been attempting another comeback. The March wreck was the latest in a series of crashes in his driving record.

Martin County sits about 40 miles north of West Palm Beach.

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