Tiger Woods Arrested on DUI Charges After High-Speed Rollover on Jupiter Island

Tiger Woods was arrested on two misdemeanor DUI charges Friday afternoon after a high-speed rollover crash on Jupiter Island, processed at the Martin County Jail, and released eight hours later following bail, the Martin County Sheriff's Office confirmed.

The crash occurred at approximately 2 p.m. at 281 South Beach Road — a narrow, two-lane stretch near Woods' Jupiter Island home — when the golfer's Range Rover clipped the rear of a pickup truck towing a pressure-cleaner trailer and rolled onto its side.

Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek, who addressed reporters directly and by name, laid out the sequence of events in stark terms.

"The driver of that vehicle looked in his mirror and saw a Rover overtaking him at high speeds," Budensiek said. "He saw it coming, so he tried to edge off the side of the road, but this is a small two-lane road, and there was no shoulder."

The pickup driver was attempting to pull into a driveway when Woods' vehicle bore down on him, according to Budensiek. The Range Rover swerved, clipped the trailer, and rolled. Woods, the sole occupant, crawled out through the passenger-side door. Neither he nor the truck driver was injured.

Jupiter Island Police Department officers were first on scene and detected signs of impairment, prompting them to contact MCSO's DUI unit. Woods, described by Budensiek as "lethargic," submitted to a breathalyzer and registered triple zeros — ruling out alcohol. He then refused a urine test, the basis for the second charge: refusal to submit to a lawful test.

"We will never get definitive results as to what he was impaired on at the time of the crash," Budensiek said, adding that investigators suspect "some type of medication or drug." No drugs or medication were found inside the vehicle.

Woods faces charges of DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test — both misdemeanors. He was held the mandatory eight hours under Florida law and posted bail, leaving custody at approximately 11 p.m. The specific bail amount has not been confirmed by the court clerk's office According to initial reports,. He did not appear for a Saturday morning court hearing.

This is not Woods' first DUI arrest in Florida. In May 2017, Palm Beach County authorities arrested him under similar circumstances. He later pleaded guilty to reckless driving, paid a $250 fine, and completed DUI school. The 2021 single-car rollover in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, left him with severe leg injuries requiring multiple surgeries.

A media contingent camped outside the Martin County Jail through the night, according to reporting from IslanderNews.com, underscoring the national reach of the arrest.

The State Attorney's Office for the 19th Judicial Circuit, which would handle any prosecution, has not issued a public statement According to initial reports,. The MCSO incident report and crash reconstruction findings have not yet been released According to initial reports,.

WHAT TO DO — MARTIN COUNTY RESOURCES: For crash-related road information or public safety concerns, contact Martin County Emergency Management at (772) 287-1652. Court records for the 19th Judicial Circuit are available at martin.clerkofcourts.com. MCSO public records requests: (772) 220-7000.

Editor's note: The State Attorney's Office and Martin County Clerk of Courts had not responded to requests for comment at publication time. This story will be updated upon receipt of the MCSO incident report, toxicology timeline, and bail bond records. Confidence score reflects two unconfirmed institutional responses and one aggregated secondary source (IslanderNews.com via Google News) that could not be independently verified before deadline.

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