{"id":365877,"date":"2017-10-28T10:02:39","date_gmt":"2017-10-28T10:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=365877"},"modified":"2017-10-28T10:02:39","modified_gmt":"2017-10-28T10:02:39","slug":"tiger-woods-pleads-guilty-to-reckless-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=365877","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Woods pleads guilty to reckless driving"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tiger Woods has been sentenced to a year’s probation after pleading guilty to reckless driving.<\/p>\n

The professional golfer was arrested in May after officers found him slumped at the wheel of his parked Mercedes-Benz not far from his Florida home.<\/p>\n

A toxicology report found Woods had several legal medications in his system and marijuana’s active ingredient.<\/p>\n

The 41-year-old golfer, who has 14 major men’s golf titles, has not won a major championship since 2008.<\/p>\n

As part of Friday’s plea bargain, he is required to attend a drug treatment programme and undergo drug testing.<\/p>\n

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Woods has already completed 50 hours of community service as part of the programme, said a state prosecutor.<\/p>\n

If he completes the programme, the reckless driving charge will be wiped from his record, said Florida Circuit Judge Sandra Bosso-Pardo during his court hearing.<\/p>\n

“This particular plea agreement has no jail time,” Judge Bosso-Pardo noted during the sentencing.<\/p>\n

“However, if you violate your probation in any significant way, I could revoke your probation and sentence you to jail for 90 days.”<\/p>\n

“Is that understood?” she asked.<\/p>\n

Woods replied: “Yes.”<\/p>\n

Police dashcam footage of Woods’ 29 May arrest showed the golfer swaying and slurring his words as he interacted with officers near his home in Jupiter, Florida.<\/p>\n

He later insisted that alcohol was not a factor, which the toxicology test showed to be true.<\/p>\n

He claimed his disorientated condition was caused by an unexpected reaction to the combination of medications he was taking, following surgery on his back.<\/p>\n

In 2009 Woods was involved in a bizarre car crash outside his Orlando home.<\/p>\n

The incident sparked accusations of extramarital affairs which led to the end of his seven-year marriage and the loss of lucrative sponsorship deals.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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