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GOLF legend Tiger Woods was yesterday released on bail following his arrest on charges of driving under the influence after rolling his car in a crash in Florida. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said the 15-time major champion was also charged with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test. Woods (50) rolled his Land Rover after clipping a truck in Jupiter Island on Friday afternoon, according to Sheriff John Budensiek, who said officers had not suspected him of impairment by alcohol but possibly by an unknown substance.
Woods, who had to crawl out of the passenger door, passed a breathalyser test after the crash before refusing a urine test. No one was injured.
He was kept in jail for eight hours — the minimum allowed under state law — before being released on bail. Budensiek said the crash happened after Woods allegedly attempted to overtake a pressure cleaner truck at a “high rate of speed. DUI investigators came to the scene and Woods did exemplify signs of impairment”, Budensiek said.
“They did several tests on him,” he said.
He did explain the injuries and surgeries that he has had and we did take that into account, but they did some in-depth roadside tests. Woods was placed under arrest after the incident, which took place on Beach Road. Budensiek said investigators at the scene and at jail were “really not suspicious of alcohol being involved” and Woods passed a breathalyser test with “triple zeros”.
Budensiek said Woods was “cooperative but was trying not to incriminate himself. He has a right to refuse that test,” Budensiek said. — BBC
