Tiger Woods had his driver’s license suspended five years Wednesday after striking a plea deal in his DUI case.
Woods pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of reckless driving and refusal to submit to a lawful test in Martin County Circuit Court in Florida.
As part of the agreement, Woods also agreed to pay $1,500 in fines. The golf legend also was found guilty of careless driving, a moving violation.
Thomas Bakkedahl, a state attorney, defended his decision to accept the plea, saying he “did what I think is right.”
Judge Darren Steele told Woods that the suspended license “is for the safety of the public.”
“There are no exceptions,” Steele said. “If you were to drive for any reason at all, you would go immediately back to jail.”
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