Tiger Woods’ mugshot has been released after the professional golfer was arrested for drunk driving on Friday in Jupiter Island, Florida.
The player appeared to have bloodshot eyes in the mug shot and was not smiling when he looked into the camera.
DUI investigators responded to the scene after Woods’ horrific rollover car crash near 281 Beach Road just after 2 p.m. local time.
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“Woods showed signs of impairment and refused to submit to a urine test, so he was charged with DUI with criminal damage to property and refusing a lawful test,” Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said at a news conference.
He said officers “did not suspect alcohol in this incident” and that Woods “sounded triple zero” on a breathalyzer test.
Officials said the 82-time PGA champion was driving a “dark-colored Land Rover” when he attempted to pass a general-purpose power washer and cut the “back end” of the truck’s trailer, at which point the truck rolled.
Police said Woods, 50, crawled out of the car after the accident and confirmed that no one involved in the accident was injured.
The sheriff also confirmed that Woods was alone in the Land Rover at the time of the accident.
This is Woods’ second arrest for drunk driving. In May 2017, he was arrested for drunk driving after police found him passed out behind the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz in Jupiter, Florida.
His mug shot quickly went viral on social media due to the scruffy, misty-eyed look of a professional athlete.
At the time, Woods denied alcohol was involved, claiming his arrest was an “unexpected reaction” to drugs he was taking after back surgery.
Tests showed he had Vicodin, Dilaudid, Xanax, Ambien, and THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, in his system.
Police also said it appeared he had been in a minor traffic accident before being found.
Woods pleaded guilty to reckless driving in a deal to avoid a DUI conviction and was sentenced to one year of probation and a $250 fine.
Shortly after his arrest made headlines, he announced that he was seeking “professional help” to “take control” of his medication.
Woods has been involved in several serious car accidents. A near-fatal accident in a Los Angeles suburb in 2021 left him with permanent leg injuries.
“Mr. Woods was extremely lucky to make it out alive,” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Carlos Gonzalez, who was first on the scene, said at the time.
