What Could Happen In Tiger Woods’ Criminal Case After His Recent DUI Arrest In Florida?

Since I have represented celebrities in local DUI-related cases in the past, local newsman Will Greenlee reached out to me about Tiger Woods, who was arrested on March 27 in Martin County on charges including DUI with property damage.

I am not Mr. Woods’ attorney, and only made some observations about what I know about DUI law and how local law enforcement and prosecutors treat celebrities (and if that’s any different than they treat everyone else).

He’s facing no more than a year’s license suspension. While he’s also facing the possibility of going to jail for up to a year, that doesn’t mean he’ll get any time in jail at all.

In the past, the state Legislature has authorized elected State Attorneys to create local diversion programs for first-time DUI offenders. Tiger Woods got the same thing anyone else would get for a first-time DUI for his previous arrest in Palm Beach County.

But this latest arrest happened in Martin County, and our local elected State Attorney has chosen not to create a first-time DUI offender diversion program. 

I will offer thoughts and commentary about this case when and if interesting things develop.

You can read Will Greenlee’s complete article on the TCPalm website here: https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/martin-county/2026/04/01/what-could-happen-in-tiger-woods-criminal-case-after-florida-arrest/89421676007/