Golf legend Tiger Woods is set to make his first court appearance following his DUI arrest and car crash.
Woods, 50, was detained on March 27 after flipping his SUV while trying to overtake a truck and trailer at high speed in the billionaire enclave of Jupiter Island. After police found two opioid painkillers in his pocket, Woods was charged with DUI, property damage, and refusal to submit to a lawful test.
Nearly five months on from the crash, it’s been revealed that Woods will finally make his first courtroom appearance over the matter in early September.
The 15-time major winner will be represented by attorney Douglas Duncan. Woods had waived his arraignment and requested a jury trial over the matter.
His most recent hearing was held on August 4, following a July ruling that allowed prosecutors to obtain Woods’ hospital records that were connected to the crash.
Martin County circuit court judge Darren Steele approved an agreement between the State Attorney’s Office and Woods’ legal team that allowed prosecutors to request records from the hospital that treated the PGA legend following his crash.
Back in May, Steele approved a similar agreement granting prosecutors access to Woods’ prescription medication records from his Palm Beach pharmacy between January 1 and his March crash.
Prosecutors and Woods’ attorney have agreed to a protective order that limits the release of any hospital or prescription records to the State Attorney’s Office, law enforcement, state experts, and the defense.
Woods was closing in on a return to golf and was widely expected to compete at The Masters in the days before the crash.