Tigers Woods to change 'not guilty' plea in upcoming hearing for DUI case

[p]A [b]"change of plea"[/b] hearing early Wednesday morning was added to the golf superstar's case docket at a Martin County court, online records showed.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/woods-tiger/jcA2kkj7/"]Woods[/a]' lawyer did not immediately respond to AFP's request for comment about the nature of the change of plea.[/p][embed guid="f5ce01e2-3538-4e77-9807-6c87a9e99018" url="https://x.com/GolfDigest/status/2094903151857942674?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The 15-time major winner crashed his SUV into a trailer being pulled by a pickup truck near his Jupiter Island home in March.[/p][p]He was assessed to be impaired by officers at the scene and had opioid painkillers with him.[/p][p]Woods pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of DUI with property damage and refusing to submit to a lawful test, telling authorities he was looking at his phone and changing radio channels when he crashed.[/p][p]Days later, he said he was [b]"stepping away"[/b] to seek treatment and focus on his health.[/p][p]He was cleared by a judge to travel overseas to an inpatient facility, reportedly in Switzerland.[/p][embed guid="fbdb49d9-0a15-41cc-8978-8b1901acd2d2" url="https://x.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/2039825492237340860?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Woods made his first public appearance since his arrest at the PGA Tour's Travelers Championship in June.[/p][p]The following month, a judge ruled that prosecutors could review Woods' hospital treatment, as well as the golfer's prescription drug records.[/p][p]In both cases, the information can be reviewed only by prosecutors, designated law enforcement officers, experts, and Woods's defense team.[/p][p]Woods has undergone multiple back operations and surgeries on severe leg injuries suffered in a separate, 2021 California car crash.[/p]