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Tiger Woods no longer gets the benefit of the doubt.
After his second DUI arrest in less than a decade, Stephen A. Smith implored the 15-time major champion, whom he suggested was an “addict,” to “stop getting behind the damn wheel.”
“Compassion is running out for Tiger Woods. He got his money, he’s never going to be poor, he’s fine, but you’re talking about somebody whose image has fallen off a cliff…” Smith began on his SiriusXM show Monday. “My brother, you have a problem with drugs, and I personally suspect… it’s painkillers. I can understand that. What I don’t understand is this tendency to get behind the wheel of a car.
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Stephen A. Smith spoke out about Tiger Woods’ driving accident and said people should start calling car service. (Adam Glanzman, Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
“You’re a billionaire, bro. You can afford car service. We’re very lucky that Tiger Woods hasn’t killed anyone yet… I’m not saying this to vilify and vilify Tiger Woods. Who doesn’t love Tiger Woods?… But how forgiving are we as a society to be with this propensity or propensity to put you behind the wheel of a car? To be satisfied until he kills someone?”
Chairman Donald Trump voiced his continued support for Woods, saying in a recent interview that the five-time Masters champion “lives a life of pain.”
“He’s living a life of pain. He’s in a lot of pain. He’s a great guy. He’s a great athlete. He’s in pain,” Trump added Tuesday at Woods. “He doesn’t have an alcohol problem, but he is in pain.”
Golfer Tiger Woods stands by his overturned vehicle in Jupiter Island, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026. (Jason Oteri/AP)
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Shortly after the crash, Trump labeled Woods a “very close friend of mine” with “some difficulty”. Woods is dating Trump’s former daughter-in-law, Vanessa, mother of the president’s grandson Kai.
Woods was arrested on Friday after crashing into another car while driving at a “high rate of speed”. Woods’ car flipped onto its driver’s side and he had to escape out the passenger door with the help of the driver he hit.
The five-time Masters winner was arrested on charges of driving under the influence with property damage and refusal to submit to a blood alcohol level (BAL) test after police said his vehicle collided with another vehicle Friday afternoon while driving impaired. Prescription opioids were found in his pocket.
According to the arrest affidavit, the pills were later identified as hydrocodone, a prescription opioid for pain relief.
Woods previously told law enforcement officers prior to the field sobriety tests that he underwent seven back surgeries and “over 20 surgeries on his legs.” He told law enforcement that “I take a couple” of prescription drugs.
Tiger Woods was arrested on a DUI charge after a crash in Florida on March 27, 2006. (AP/Martin County Sheriff’s Office)
In 2017, he was taken into custody, also on Jupiter Island, after taking prescription drugs and sleeping behind the wheel of a moving car around
Woods pleaded not guilty Tuesday and demanded a jury trial.
