The golfer Tiger Woods was released late yesterday, Friday, after spending several hours in prison after the traffic accident suffered in the town of Jupiter, Florida, for driving under the influence of substances that have not yet been detailed.
Woods left aboard a black SUV, sitting in the passenger seat, in the presence of some media outlets waiting outside the Martin County Prison, according to images distributed by American media.
After paying bail, the legendary player, 50, He was released after spending about eight hours in the cell. charged with driving under the influence of substances and damage to property and of refusing to submit to a urine test to detect if he had consumed other prohibited substances.
According to Martin County Sheriff John Budenskiek, The golfer tested negative for alcohol and did not provide further details about the circumstances of the accident.which occurred near Woods’ residence in Jupiter and in which neither driver was injured.
The winner of fifteen majors was driving an SUV at high speed around 2:00 p.m. local time on Friday when he tried to overtake a cleaning van that was towing a small trailer and swerved to avoid it, He tipped over on his side and was forced to get out through one of the windows..
“He showed signs of being under the influence of some substance”said the sheriff, who specified that no drugs or medications were found in the vehicle.
After the accident, Woods was taken to the police station. “It doesn’t matter who you are. If you break the law, we will apply it,” Budenskiek remarked.
