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What's next for Tiger Woods after pleading guilty to reckless driving?


Tiger Woods appeared at his DUI hearing Friday afternoon, where he pleaded guilty to reckless driving in late May as part of a Palm Beach County, Fla., diversion program — a plea bargain as a first-time offender.

Woods, 41, entered the first-time DUI offender program, which was necessary for the plea bargain and to help him avoid a more severe charge of driving under the influence.

So what does Woods — who already completed a drug treatment program in July to help manage his prescription drug usage — need to do in the diversion program and plea deal? Here's a breakdown:

  • Has to a pay a $250 fine and court costs. Once the richest athlete in all sports, Woods shouldn't have a problem there. 
  • Has to spend a year on probation. 
  • Must attend DUI school without missing a session.
  • Must perform 50 hours of community service.
  • Must attend a workshop where victims of impaired drivers detail how their lives were damaged. 
  • Woods must undergo regular drug tests because, according to court records, he was under the influence of prescription drugs and marijuana at the time of his arrest.

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If Woods completes the program, he can ask the judge to expunge the reckless driving conviction.

Completion of the program does not expunge the defendant's record, however. Instead, the court withholds the adjudication of guilt, meaning the reckless driving charge will appear on the record but show no finding of guilt.

If Woods does not successfully complete the program, he would have the second-degree misdemeanor on his record. Should Woods be charged again, he would be treated like a second-time DUI offender. 

The 14-time major champ has not competed since February because of an ongoing back injury.

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