**Tiger Woods** is fiercely maintaining his innocence amidst the allegations. Four days after the golfing superstar was arrested for driving under the influence and refusing a drug test following a car crash in Jupiter Island, Fla., he has entered a plea of not guilty, as per court records obtained by E! News.
The court documents also confirmed that Tiger, now 51, has retained the services of attorney **Douglas Duncan**, who previously represented him in 2017 when he was charged with his first DUI and reckless driving. E! News has reached out to Tiger’s legal counsel for comment, but has not yet received a response.
Tiger was arrested on March 27th when his Land Rover rolled over after clipping a pickup truck. Responding deputies from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office discovered two hydrocodone opioid pain pills in his left pant pocket, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by E! News.
Although no injuries were reported in the accident, Martin County Sheriff **John Budensiek** told reporters that Tiger “did exhibit signs of impairment,” but noted that investigators were not “suspicious of alcohol being involved in this case.”
“Mr. Woods did a breathalyzer test, blowing triple zeros, but when it came time for us to ask for a urinalysis test, he refused,” the sheriff said in a March 27th press conference. “There is a Florida statute which he will be charged with for refusing to take that test, but we will never get definitive results as to what he was impaired by at the time of the crash.”
Nearly a decade earlier, Tiger was arrested in Jupiter, Fla., and charged with reckless driving and DUI. A toxicology report from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office later indicated that he tested positive for hydrocodone, hydromorphone (a painkiller known as Dilaudid), alprazolam (Xanax), zolpidem (the sleeping pill Ambien), and THC.
During his arraignment in August 2017, the Hall of Famer entered a first-time DUI offender program, which allowed him to plead guilty to reckless driving and have his DUI charge waived following DUI education classes, mandatory public service, and 12 months of probation.
"I understand the severity of what I did and I take full responsibility for my actions," Tiger shared in a May 2017 statement after his arrest. "I want the public to know that alcohol was not involved. What happened was an unexpected reaction to prescribed medications. I didn't realize the mix of medications had affected me so strongly."
He later confirmed that he was undergoing treatment. "I'm currently receiving professional help to manage my medications and the ways that I deal with back pain and a sleep disorder," he wrote on Twitter (now X) in June 2017. "I want to thank everyone for the amazing outpouring of support and understanding, especially the fans and players on tour."
