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Tiger Woods has pleaded guilty to reckless driving and agreed to enter a diversion programme to settle a charge of driving under the influence. | |
The terms of the agreement require Woods to spend a year on probation and undergo regular drugs tests, according to the Associated Press. | |
In May the star golfer was found passed out in his car in Jupiter, Florida early in the morning and was subsequently arrested. | |
A police report said officers awoke the slumbering Woods and found him to be “confused” and exhibiting “extremely slow and slurred speech”. At the time Woods was recovering from surgery. | |
A subsequent toxicology report found that Woods had marijuana and prescription drugs - but not alcohol - in his system. At the time, Woods said he was using medications to cope with back pain and insomnia. | |
“I realize now it was a mistake to do this without medical assistance,” Woods said in an August statement. “I am continuing to work with my doctors, and they feel I've made significant progress.” | |
After a meteoric start to his golfing career that made Woods one of the world's wealthiest and best-known athletes, he has struggled in recent years as injuries have kept him off the green. | |
He has also dealt with personal issues, divorcing his wife after admitting he had been unfaithful. |
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