Tiger Woods has pleaded not guilty in his latest DUI case, Page Six has confirmed.
The embattled golf legend entered a not guilty plea on Tuesday, four days after being taken into custody for a shocking rollover car crash on Jupiter Island, Florida, last Friday.
According to court documents obtained by Page Six, Woods waived his guilty plea and requested a jury trial.
He also rehired attorney Douglas Duncan, who represented the five-time Masters champion when he was charged with drunk driving in 2017.
Mr. Duncan is listed as the 50-year-old golf star’s attorney of record and filed a motion to waive Woods’ appearance at his pretrial conference in Martin County Court.
A representative for Woods did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
TMZ first reported the news of his not guilty plea.
Woods’ arrest for drunk driving last week came shortly after the golfer was involved in a rollover car accident a few blocks from his home in Florida.
Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek acknowledged in a press conference that the PGA champion “exhibited signs of impairment” and “refused a urine test” after the horrific accident.
Budensiek also clarified that officers “did not suspect alcohol in this incident” as the embattled golfer “gave triple zero” on a breathalyzer test.
A police report obtained by Page Six revealed that “two white pills” that were later “revealed to be hydrocodone” were found in Woods’ “left pants pocket.”
Woods claimed he had not consumed alcohol or illegal drugs before the accident, but said in an affidavit that he admitted to taking “several” prescription drugs.
Still, responding officers “observed several signs of impairment” while speaking with Woods, including that he was “sweating profusely.”
Later, when Woods was asked to remove his sunglasses, officers noticed that his eyes were “bloodshot and glassy” and his pupils were “extremely dilated.”
“I looked down at my cell phone and changed the radio station, but I didn’t notice the car in front of me slowing down,” Woods continued, according to the police report.
Woods was eventually taken into custody in handcuffs, at which point he was charged with criminal damage to property and refusing to submit to legal inspection.
His next court hearing is scheduled for next month.
This is Woods’ second drunk driving arrest in nearly a decade. He was arrested for drunk driving in May 2017 after police found him passed out behind the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz in Jupiter, Florida.
He was charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving and improperly stopping in the case, but Woods pleaded guilty to reckless driving in a plea agreement to avoid a DUI conviction.
He agreed to participate in a DUI diversion program, was sentenced to 12 months’ probation and ordered to perform 50 hours of community service.
