Court documents show Tiger Woods plans to change not guilty plea in DUI case in Florida
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2026, 6:32 PM ET
Tiger Woods is scheduled to appear Wednesday in court for a change-of-plea hearing in a misdemeanor DUI case stemming from his March rollover crash, according to court records. The hearing is set for 8:30 a.m. EDT before Martin County Judge Darren Steele. Woods pleaded not guilty March 31 and requested a jury trial. Court records now label Wednesday’s proceeding a change of plea, while a filing by his attorney calls it a plea conference. The records do not establish what plea Woods will enter or whether prosecutors and his defense have reached an agreement. Woods was arrested March 27 after his Land Rover clipped a trailer on South Beach Road on Jupiter Island. Deputies reported signs of impairment, two hydrocodone pills in his pocket and a negative alcohol breath test; Woods refused a urine test. Prosecutors obtained court-approved access to prescription and medical records. The charges remain unresolved before Wednesday’s hearing.
By Sarah Whitman | JQJO News
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On September 1, 2026, court records scheduled Woods’s change-of-plea hearing. https://apnews.com/article/5722d3e884518e999d103d48053bd774�
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Court documents show Tiger Woods plans to change not guilty plea in DUI case in Florida
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