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Tiger Woods enters plea agreement for reckless driving in South Florida
Tiger Woods entered a plea agreement for reckless driving following a 2017 arrest, resulting in a five-year driver's license suspension. Prosecutors amended the original DUI with property damage charge to reckless driving, and Woods also pleaded to a careless driving citation.
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The resolves a criminal case by replacing a charge with reckless driving, which carries a mandatory five-year license suspension for the defendant.
Key Facts
- Tiger Woods entered a plea agreement for reckless driving on Wednesday.
- The original charge of DUI with property damage was amended to reckless driving.
- Woods received a five-year driver's license suspension as part of the agreement.
- Woods pleaded to a careless driving citation.
- Woods did not contest a charge related to the refusal to submit a test.
- In 2017, Woods was arrested in Palm Beach County on suspicion of DUI.
- The 2017 plea agreement included a $250 fine and a requirement to attend DUI school.
- A 2021 crash in Los Angeles resulted in serious injuries for Woods.
- Authorities reported Woods was driving at nearly twice the 45 mph speed limit during the 2021 crash.
Who's Mentioned
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