Tiger Woods DUI: Treatment, Recovery, and Golf Future

0:00It's March 31st. I'm Corey with the story, and this is Canada News Today, local news powered by AI. Tiger Woods crashes car last week on Jupiter Island in Florida, got arrested for driving under the influence and just pleaded not guilty to the charges. The 50-year-old golf legend was behind the wheel of his land rover going fast on a residential road when he clipped a truck, flipped the vehicle, and showed clear signs of impairment, like bloodshot eyes, slow movements, and sweating. Deputies found opioid pain pills in his pocket, hydrocodone specifically, and he admitted taking prescription meds that morning. A breath test came back clean for alcohol, but he refused a urine test, which under new Florida law, adds a misdemeanor charge. The truck took about $5,000 in damage, but no one was hurt. Woods has a long history of injuries from back surgeries, leg operations, and that brutal 2021 crash that nearly cost him his right leg. Fans know him as the trailblazing black golfer, who won the Masters in 1997, and shattered

1:04records, but these health battles have. Slow him down big time. On Tuesday, he posted on X that he's stepping away from golf to focus on treatment and recovery, calling it essential for his well-being. His lawyer and agent have been commented, and neither has the PGA tour where he's on the board. Raymond said for April 23rd, and Woods plans to skip it in person. This saga's got everyone watching how the King of the Greens bounces back from yet another rough turn.