Tiger Woods Pleads Not Guilty to DUI After Police Found Opioids on Him and Noticed ‘Signs of Impairment’

Tiger Woods is seemingly not admitting guilt after being charged with Driving Under the Influence.

On Tuesday, March 31, TMZ Sports reported that the golf star, 50, pleaded not guilty to his DUI charge following his March 27 car accident in Jupiter Island, Florida.

Per court records obtained by the outlet, the three-time U.S. Open winner has retained attorney Douglas Duncan, who filed a waiver of Woods’s presence for pretrial conferences on Tuesday.

Duncan previously represented the athlete in 2017 when he was charged with a DUI, reckless driving and improper stopping, per TMZ.

A toxicology report revealed Woods had drugs in his system at the time and he pled guilty to the reckless driving charge, entered a DUI diversion program, was on probation for 12 months, and was handed 50 hours of community service, according to the outlet.

As Globe reported earlier today, Page Six obtained an arrest affidavit from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, which revealed the cop that searched Woods “located two white pills inside [his] left side pant pocket,” and those were “revealed to be hydrocodone.”

However, Woods blew a 0.0 on the breathalyzer and claimed he hadn’t consumed alcohol or illegal substances. Rather, Woods admitted he took “a few” when questioned about prescription medications per the affidavit.

Additionally, law enforcement claimed they “observed several signs of impairment” from Woods as he was hiccupping, sweating, and “lethargic and slow,” yet “extremely alert during the investigation,” per the affidavit. His eyes were also allegedly “bloodshot and glassy,” and his pupils were “extremely dilated.”

In the moments before the crash, Woods told police he “was looking down at his cellphone and changing the radio station and did not notice the vehicle in front of him had slowed down,” the affidavit alleges.