According to court documents filed this week, Woods faces DUI and refusal to submit to a breath, blood or urine test. Court records also show he is scheduled to appear at 8:30 a.m. May 5 before Judge Darren Steele at the Martin County Courthouse in Stuart.
What comes next in the Tiger Woods DUI case
In a separate filing, prosecutors said they plan to seek prescription records from Lewis Pharmacy, including fill dates, dosages, pill counts and any warnings about driving while taking the medication. The filing says any objection to that subpoena must be made within 10 days.
An earlier arrest affidavit said deputies found two hydrocodone pills in Woods’ pocket and reported bloodshot eyes and sweating after the crash. The same report said Woods later filed a written not-guilty plea and waiver of arraignment. Woods then said, as quoted by Golf Channel, “I am stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health.”
Why older cases still matter to this story
The current case also lands against a longer legal and medical backdrop. In 2017, Woods pleaded guilty to reckless driving in Florida and entered a first-offender diversion program that resolved an earlier DUI case. In 2021, Los Angeles County authorities said his serious California rollover crash was caused by unsafe speed and that no citations would be filed in that investigation.
That history does not determine the outcome in Martin County, but it does place the current case inside a longer public record of Woods’ crashes, injuries and court proceedings. For now, the next clear public marker is the May 5 hearing in Stuart.
