Tiger Woods pleads ‘no contest’ in DUI case

MARTIN COUNTY, Florida — Tiger Woods reached a plea deal with prosecutors Wednesday in connection with DUI charges against him, following a car crash near his Florida home earlier this year.

Woods, 50, appeared in a Martin County courtroom and pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of reckless driving and refusal to submit to a lawful test. The troubled golfer also agreed to have his driving license suspended for five years and to pay court costs and fees.

In March, Woods was involved in a rollover on Jupiter Island, just north of Palm Beach, Florida. He initially pleaded not guilty to two charges — driving under the influence and refusing to submit to testing — in connection with the crash.

A no-contest plea is not an admission of guilt but means the accused will offer no defense. The plea is treated as a conviction in the criminal justice system.

Woods’ attorney and prosecutors did not return requests for comment. The golf champion later left the courthouse without addressing reporters.

Woods arrived at the courthouse with his girlfriend, Vanessa Trump, President Donald Trump’s former daughter-in-law. She sat behind him during the hearing.

The March crash involved a dark Land Rover…

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