NPR Removes Claim That Tiger Woods Was Not Impaired at Crash Scene

NPR removed a claim that Tiger Woods showed signs of impairment at the scene of a car crash in which he struck another vehicle and rolled his Land Rover. The original article stated that Woods 'showed signs of impairment Friday at the scene of a car crash,' but this language has been replaced with a more detailed description of the incident. According to the updated article, Woods was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after his Land Rover traveling at 'high speed' on a residential road clipped a truck and rolled onto its side. This change highlights the severity of the incident and provides more context for readers. The removal of this claim also suggests that NPR is focusing on the specifics of the incident rather than making assumptions about Woods' condition at the time of the crash.

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By The Associated Press Tiger Woods of the Jupiter Links Golf Club plays a shot from a bunker on the eighth hole, during final day of TGL golf tournament, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Palm Beach Gardens Fla.
− Reinhold Matay/AP hide caption JUPITER ISLAND — Tiger Woods showed signs of impairment Friday at the scene of a car crash in which he struck another vehicle and rolled his Land Rover, authorities said.
+ Reinhold Matay/AP hide caption JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. — Tiger Woods was arrested Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence after his Land Rover traveling at "high speed" on a residential road clipped a truck and rolled onto its side.
− Woods was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
+ National Tiger Woods Crash Caused By Unsafe Speed, LA County Sheriff Says Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said Woods was able to crawl out of the passenger side and was not injured. "He did exemplify signs of an impairment," Budensiek said, adding that investigators believe he had taken "some type of medication or drug." He said Woods agreed to a Breathalyzer test that showed no signs of alcohol, but refused a urine test and was arrested. Under Florida law, he would have to spend eight hours in jail before he could post bail. Budensiek said the sheriff's office will follow the law regardless of who has been accused of a crime.
− The Martin County Sheriff's Office said Woods was not injured.
+ He said Woods was being held in jail but separate from others.
− The crash occurred just after 2 p.m.
+ "He's not going to be with other inmates that could hurt him or try to capitalize on what he did," he said.
+ "He'll pay the price, but he's not going to pay the price by getting punished in jail." Sports Tiger Woods sets Masters record, making 24th consecutive cut It was the second time Woods has been arrested for a DUI not as a result of the influence of alcohol. He said he took a bad mix of painkillers when authorities found him in 2017 asleep behind the wheel of his car, the engine still running and its driver's side damaged. Woods pleaded guilty then to reckless driving. President Trump, whose former daughter-in-law is dating Tiger Woods, was asked about the golfer when he landed in Miami on Friday afternoon for an investment summit. "I feel so badly. He's got some difficulty," Trump said. "Very close friend of mine. He's an amazing person. Amazing man. But, some difficulty." The crash occurred just before 2 p.m.
not far from where Woods lives on Jupiter Island.
− Woods' manager at Excel Sports did not immediately respond to a text message seeking information.
+ Budensiek said Woods attempted to pass a pressure cleaner truck while driving on a two-lane road with a 30 mph speed limit. He said authorities could not determine how fast Woods was going.
− This was at least the third time Woods has been involved in a car crash, most recently in February 2021 when his SUV ran off a coastal road in Los Angeles at a high rate of speed, leading to multiple leg and ankle injuries.
+ The Land Rover swerved to avoid a collision as he was passing the truck but clipped the back end of the truck's trailer, Budensiek said.
− Woods said later doctors considered amputation.
+ Woods' car then rolled onto its driver's side.
− National Tiger Woods Crash Caused By Unsafe Speed, LA County Sheriff Says Woods has played 11 tournaments since that 2021 crash, not finishing closer than within 16 shots of the winner the four times he finished 72 holes.
+ The sheriff said Woods was "cooperative, but he's not trying to incriminate himself." He said Woods has the right to refuse the urine test and that authorities "will never get definitive results with what he was impaired on." Woods' manager at Excel Sports did not immediately respond to a text message seeking comment.
− He also was arrested on a DUI charge in 2017 when south Florida police found him asleep behind the wheel of his car that was parked awkwardly with damage to the driver's side.
+ This was the fourth time Woods has been involved in a car crash, most recently in February 2021 when his SUV ran off a coastal road in Los Angeles at a high rate of speed, leading to multiple leg and ankle injuries.
− Woods said he had taken a bad mix of painkillers.
+ Woods said later doctors considered amputation.
− He later pleaded guilty to reckless driving.
+ He also previously sustained multiple injuries to his left knee and his back during his golf career.
− Woods won his fifth Masters, and 15th major, in 2019.
+ Woods returned from multiple back surgeries to win the 2019 Masters for his 15th major.
− He has 82 wins on the PGA Tour, tied for the all-time record with Sam Snead.
+ His 82 titles on the PGA Tour is tied for the career record with Sam Snead. Since that LA crash, he has played 11 tournaments without being closer than 16 shots to the winner the four times he was able to finish 72 holes.
− Woods, 50, had been working his way back to golf from a seventh back surgery in September.
+ Friday's arrest comes as Woods was trying to decide if he was fit enough to play the Masters, which starts April 9.
− He had not decided whether he could play in the Masters on April 9-12.
+ He also was to be in Augusta, Georgia, on April 5 to unveil a golf course project with Masters chairman Fred Ridley.
+ Woods also was days away from what was described as a "soft deadline" to decide whether to be the U.S. Ryder Cup captain for the 2027 matches in Ireland. Woods, 50, had been working his way back to golf from a seventh back surgery in September.
His last official tournament was the British Open in 2024. Woods ruptured his Achilles tendon in March 2025 and that kept him off the course all season even before the back surgery. He managed to play in his indoor TGL golf league on Tuesday night.
− Sports Tiger Woods sets Masters record, making 24th consecutive cut He has kept deeply involved in PGA Tour affairs as chairman of the Future Competition Committee that is restructuring the model of the tour.
+ He has remained deeply involved in PGA Tour affairs as chair of the Future Competition Committee that is restructuring the model of the tour.
− Woods also faced a soft deadline at the end of the month to decide whether to become U.S. Ryder Cup captain for the 2027 matches in Ireland. Woods was offered the job for the last Ryder Cup and did not turn it down until June. The PGA of America wants a decision much sooner this time.
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