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Tiger Woods Admits to Reckless Driving, Loses License for Five Years

Golf legend Tiger Woods pleaded guilty to reckless driving and faces a five-year license suspension.

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Tiger Woods pleaded guilty to reckless driving after crashing his car in Florida earlier this year. [1] As part of the plea agreement with Florida prosecutors, Tiger Woods avoided jail but received a five-year driver's license suspension; judge Darren Steele warned that any traffic infraction during that period would trigger immediate jail time, and Woods agreed not to seek a hardship exemption. [2] The more serious charge of driving under the influence of alcohol was dropped in exchange for the plea deal. [3]
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  1. Tiger Woods pleaded guilty to reckless driving after crashing his car in Florida earlier this year. · Berlingske
  2. As part of the plea agreement with Florida prosecutors, Tiger Woods avoided jail but received a five-year driver's license suspension; judge Darren Steele warned that any traffic infraction during that period would trigger immediate jail time, and Woods agreed not to seek a hardship exemption. · Hoy Digital
  3. The more serious charge of driving under the influence of alcohol was dropped in exchange for the plea deal. · Berlingske
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