Tiger Woods gets five-year driving ban after plea deal

Tiger Woods has received a five-year driving ban in Florida after entering a plea deal related to a March car crash. The ban was handed down during a livestreamed hearing at the Martin County Courthouse in Stuart, Florida. According to Yahoo Sports, Judge Darren Steele told Woods that if he were to drive during the ban, he would immediately go back to jail.

The plea deal allowed Woods to avoid DUI charges, instead pleading no contest to lesser charges of careless and reckless driving. The incident occurred on March 27, when Woods' SUV clipped a truck pulling a trailer and flipped on its side while attempting to pass on a residential road near his Jupiter Island home.

Authorities found two pain pills containing the opioid hydrocodone in Woods' pocket during the arrest. According to PBS NewsHour and Yahoo Sports, deputies also noted that Woods showed signs of impairment, although a sheriff's report did not specify the nature of these signs.

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