Tiger Woods has entered a plea of not guilty to charges stemming from his Friday arrest.
Woods’ attorney, Douglas Duncan, appeared in Martin County court for him on Tuesday, the same day details of his arrest on charges of driving under the influence with property damage, and refusal to submit to a urinalysis, were released.
The golfer has waived arraignment, entered a not guilty plea on both misdemeanor charges and demanded a trial by jury. The defense has 10 days to file motions. The case will be heard in the state of Florida’s 19th Judicial Circuit.
Duncan is the same attorney who represented Woods in his 2017 DUI arrest. Woods completed a DUI diversion program after pleading guilty to a reckless driving charge. He was placed on probation and had to serve 50 hours of community service.
Woods was arrested on Friday afternoon in Jupiter Island, Fla., near his home, after he allegedly drove his Land Rover aggressively into a pickup truck hauling a trailer. Woods’ vehicle struck the back of the trailer and rolled over.
In the arrest affidavit released on Tuesday morning by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, officers describe Woods’ “lethargic” condition at the time of the crash and reported that the golfer had two hydrocodone pills in his pocket.
According to Sheriff Deputy Tatiana Levenar’s report, Woods was “sweating profusely” while being questioned in the back seat of a vehicle that had “cool air flowing.” That is when Woods stated that he was driving from his residence and did not realize the vehicle in front of him had slowed because he was looking down at his cellphone.
Levenar and another officer, who was also on scene, observed “several signs of impairment” while speaking to Woods.
Woods then underwent a criminal DUI investigation in which he had to perform field sobriety exercises. Woods was asked if he had any medical conditions, to which he replied that he had undergone seven back surgeries and more than 20 operations on his leg. He was wearing a compression sleeve over his right knee.
“Woods’ movement was lethargic and slow,” the report read. “While walking, I observed Woods limping and stumbling to the right … I asked Woods if he was able to perform tasks such as walking and lifting his leg, Woods advised he has a limp and his ankle seizes while walking.”
During sobriety exercises, Woods complied and appeared alert but had to be continually reminded of instructions. “I believed that Woods’ normal faculties were impaired, and he was unable to safely operate a motor vehicle,” the affidavit stated.
At that point, Woods was arrested and searched, where two white pills were found inside his left pants pocket. They were identified through marks and submitted as evidence.