The tiger woods crash occurred on Jupiter Island when the golfer’s SUV overtook a pickup hauling a pressure washer and clipped the trailer, causing the vehicle to roll onto its side, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.
Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said deputies and the Jupiter Island Police Department responded and concluded the collision involved two vehicles on a narrow residential road near 281 Beach Road.
Budensiek said officers saw signs of impairment in Woods and that a breathalyzer at the jail returned a 0.00 reading, while Woods refused a requested urinalysis, the sheriff said.
The sheriff’s office charged Woods with driving under the influence, property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test, Budensiek said, and he noted investigators suspected impairment from medication or drugs rather than alcohol.
Authorities said Woods was uninjured and was able to exit the overturned SUV on his own, and that no one else was hurt in the collision. The driver of the pickup has not been publicly identified.
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Officials said the residential road has a posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour and described the overtaking maneuver as occurring at a significant rate of speed, though they did not provide an exact figure.
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said the Jupiter Island Police Department called for assistance and that deputies took over the active investigation, with the scene later cleared and the road reopened near the Hobe Sound Yacht Club.
Local media accounts and the reporting outlets noted the arrest follows several prior high‑profile vehicle incidents involving Woods that received wide coverage, and that he had recently returned to competitive play with his Jupiter Links Golf Club team.
President Donald Trump commented to reporters that he felt badly about the accident and called Woods a close friend, according to media reports of the president’s remarks.
