Tiger Woods in jail: Woods jailed for DUI at 2pm but he wasn't drinking. What the hell was he on?

probably some type of pain killer he got addicted to from his previous accident. his body is pretty jacked.

i think its sad he has fallen this far and for this long.

but i hope to hell the full force of the law hits him. he clearly was massively impaired and deliberately drove for no reason.

then he knowingly refused to give a urine sample knowing this would help his fancy lawyer get him off. i hope not, what a message that would be...

We got Tiger Woods in jail for DUI before Kyle Merbs and Mike Johnson got to jail for Grand Slam Track....

false, money does not make it 'easy' to hire a driver

that assumes much about what it is to be 'easy'

pseudo intellectuals

Golf is hard on the body. Plus his ex-wife beat him with a golf club.

Tiger Woods is the biggest fraud in history of sports. Much worse than Lance Armstrong, Barry Bonds, Mark McGuire et al.

Here's what I wrote on another thread on Tiger.

To answer the OP, no. Running would probably not have helped prevent Tiger's back problems. Tiger Woods problems began with a pinched nerve in his back in 2013 that got progressively worse. Back problems are common among golfers due to the violence and twisting motion of the swing. He had the first of many failed back surgeries in March 2014 and two more in 2015. At this point, he has had something like 7 back surgeries!

I don't have any firsthand information on Woods' situation, but I do have firsthand experience with extreme back pain and, separately, firsthand experience with prescription opioids. Over time, tolerance to pain killers increase so the dosage has to be increased. I knew that when I took prescription opioids after a surgery, I'd need to get off them as soon as possible. What I didn't know was how incredible the withdrawal pain would be after stopping the opioid, even though I'd only taken opioids for a few days. It's easy to see how someone could get addicted to prescription opioids, especially if they were in continuous pain, as often happens after back surgery.

Back surgeries fail a lot. One back surgeon I saw with 30 years of experience told me that almost his entire practice was fixing failed back surgeries!

I remembered the golf club thingy when it happened. Don't door handles help people out of cars?

This would be his second DUI in Florida:

Second conviction
Up to 9 months in jail (up to 12 months if your BAL was 1.5 or higher or there was a minor in the vehicle) with a mandatory minimum of 10 days if within 5 years of a previous conviction
A fine between $1,000 and $2,000, or between $2,000 and $4,000 if your BAL was 1.5 or higher, or there was a minor in the vehicle
Driver's license revoked for a minimum of 5 years if within 5 years of prior conviction, otherwise 6 to 12 months
Mandatory DUI school and evaluation for substance abuse
Mandatory vehicle impoundment for 30 days
Mandatory ignition interlock device for one year, at the driver's expense.

How does someone unknowingly refuse DUI related tests? Many people have money for an attorney for DUI cases. They’re pretty straightforward and having a fancy one won’t make a difference.

This brings up a typical message board question — would you sign up for top of your game best life ever, money, travel, parties, ladies but by 50 ur in constant pain and poppin pills all day or just have a nice life not wanting for anything but pretty boring.

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Lawyer believes Tiger Woods' latest DUI charge after Florida rollover crash likely won't stick

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"Seems like they have no case, no DUI case. Period, full stop."

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Because Woods didn’t submit to the urinalysis test, Reiff said, it’s going to be hard to prove that Woods was actually under the influence of a controlled substance — which is required to fit the definition of a DUI under Florida law.
That would leave the refusal to submit to a test charge, which is a second-degree misdemeanor in Florida that can lead to up to 60 days in jail. But without that test, barring new information or details coming out, it doesn’t appear from the outside looking in that there is any legal proof that Woods was impaired.
“Sometimes [officers] go to the default position, we think you’re impaired,” Reiff said. “Take a breath test, pass it. Oh well, then it must be drugs. Sorry, it doesn’t work that way.”

Wouldn't matter as Trump would just pardon him anyway. You seriously think Trump would let his highest profile golfing buddy rot in jail? Not a chance. He will be exonerated completely and Tiger knows this, which is why he wouldn't submit to any other tests.

Woods doesn’t face federal charges. Trump’s pardon of Tina Peters, who was convicted by the state of Colorado, didn’t do her any good.

I'm not sure sure we are simply talking about Opiods.

When i saw he refused the test, I thought, 'what is he hiding?'

IMaybe he just refused the test because he knew a fancy lawyer could get him off (what a stupid law, they can force you to take a breathalyzer but not a drug test?), but maybe he's on something besides PKs. Is he on PEDs? Is he on street drugs?

On a human level this is all very sad and shows wealth and fame can’t buy happiness or good health. He was a one man wrecking crew in golf and changed the game as we know it, but he also wrecked his body permanently. He’s in the records books forever but will also be remembered for this and how his life fell apart along with his body. He’s only 50, and I hope he can find a way to manage chronic pain that doesn’t destroy him.

Lawyer here. DUI laws vary state to state. Driving under the influence of liquor is a much bigger problem than driving under the influence of drugs, and the driving under the influence of liquor laws have been around longer. So the drug laws have not caught up yet to the liquor ones. So that is why in many states, you can refuse a drug test with no penalty. Also, it is much easier to prove you are under the influence of driving with alcohol than drugs. The field sobriety tests are designed only for liquor and not for drugs. So they do not show necessarily (and in my state, can't be used as definitive evidence) to prove you are under the influence of drugs while driving. Instead, you need a drug recognition expert to do an exam. And there are way more people driving under the influence of liquor than drugs.