Tiger Woods faces one big question after DUI arrest in Florida, legal expert says

Fox News contributor Donna Rotunno joins 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss Tiger Woods’ DUI arrest in Florida, explaining how the golfer’s refusal to submit to chemical testing and his history of drug use may impact prosecutors' strategy.

Tiger Woods was thrust back into the limelight last week when he was arrested on a DUI charge following a car crash in Florida in which authorities said he was driving at "a high rate of speed."

Woods took a breathalyzer test at the scene and blew "triple zeroes," but refused to give a urine sample, according to Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek.

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Golfer Tiger Woods stands by his overturned vehicle in Jupiter Island, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026. (Jason Oteri/AP)

Legal expert Donna Rotunno, a lawyer and the host of the Fox News podcast "Crime & Justice with Donna Rotunno," told Fox News Digital that authorities may have a tough time trying to get a conviction with the DUI charge, but could make an example out of him for allegedly failing to submit a urine test.

"What’s interesting about Tiger is that they’re never going to be able to prove that he was driving under the influence because he blew zero-zero and they have no chemical test," she explained. "So, they can’t even tell you what was in his system that made him impaired. Obviously, you can have a car accident without being impaired. You can be driving too fast and have a car accident, and so, I think they’ll have a very difficult time with the DUI charge.

"However, the chemical refusal, that’s going to be where they kind of ‘get him.’ What’ll happen there just depends on, and what I’m reading about this county is that this county is pretty strict. The question is going to be,