Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said a Land Rover, which the golf legend was driving, tried to overtake a truck "at high speeds" before it swerved and rolled on to its side after clipping a truck towing a trailer.

He said Woods showed "signs of impairment" after the incident, which happened shortly after 2pm local time on Friday and not far from where the golfer lives on Jupiter Island.

Woods, 50, took a breathalyser test after his arrest, which came back negative, but the golfer then refused to give a urine sample, police said.

Sheriff Budensiek told reporters during a news conference: "When it came time for us to ask for a urinalysis test, he refused, and so he has been charged with DUI, property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test."

None of the parties involved in the crash reported injuries.

Pointing to how the smash unfolded on a small, two-lane road, Sheriff Budensiek said it was lucky no one was injured.

"Had there been someone moving in the opposite direction, we would not be having a conversation saying there was no injuries. This could've been a lot worse," Sheriff Budensiek said.

"He [Woods] was lethargic on scene but that we believe was because of what he was intoxicated on."

The vehicle Woods hit was a truck towing a pressure cleaner trailer.

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The truck driver tried to "edge off" the side of the road to get out of the way but there was not enough room, the sheriff explained during an update on Friday.

It is not known if Woods was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, as he "crawled out of the passenger door" prior to police arriving at the scene.

Woods was held in custody in Martin County Jail for around eight hours before he was released on bail.

'Very close friend' of Trump

President Donald Trump, whose former daughter-in-law Vanessa Trump is dating Woods, was asked about the golfer when he landed in Miami on Friday for an investment summit.

"I feel so badly. He's got some difficulty," Mr Trump said. "Very close friend of mine. He's an amazing person. Amazing man. But, some difficulty."

This was the latest in a series of vehicle-related incidents involving Woods, most recently in February 2021 when his SUV ran off a coastal road in Los Angeles at a high rate of speed, leading to multiple leg and ankle injuries.

Woods said later his injuries were so bad that doctors considered amputation.

He also was arrested on a DUI charge in 2017 when South Florida police found him asleep behind the wheel of his car that was parked awkwardly with damage to the driver's side.

He later pleaded guilty to reckless driving after it emerged he had had five prescription drugs in his system at the time.

In 2009 he crashed his car into a fire hydrant and tree outside his Florida home - an accident which inadvertently led to a spectacular unravelling of his private life.

Woods' then wife, Elin Nordegren, used a golf club to smash a window of his Cadillac Escalade to get him out.

'I'm not perfect'

"This situation is my fault and it's obviously embarrassing to my family and me," Woods said on his official website at the time.

"I'm human and I'm not perfect."

The incident revealed a bitter marital dispute with Nordegren, as a host of women came forward to admit to having had extramarital affairs with Woods.

Woods and Nordegren divorced in August 2010.

The latest crash comes after Woods returned to competitive action for the first time in over a year on the final night of play in the indoor TGL competition on Tuesday.

He had said afterwards that he hoped he would be fit enough to play at the Masters next month.

Woods is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers ​of all time. His major titles include five Masters, three US Opens, three British Opens and four PGA Championships.

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has called for an immunisation catch up service to be rolled out for teenagers who have missed out on being vaccinated against meningitis and other diseases.

NPA chair Olivier Picard said declining immunisation rates for illnesses, including meningitis and measles, highlighted that the current strategy was "not fit for purpose" in the face of growing "vaccine hesitancy".

It comes after a deadly outbreak of the disease in Kent earlier this month claimed the lives of two students.

Mr Picard said: "It's clear there are gaps in the original national vaccination strategy for meningitis and pharmacies want to reach those in need of protection.

"The NHS should urgently commission pharmacies to provide a catch-up vaccination service for teenagers who did not receive their MenACWY immunisations, as well as commissioning pharmacies to support NHS colleagues with wider childhood vaccinations."

The call comes as a report examining the impact of the deadly infection around the world found there were 5,150 meningitis cases in Britain in 2023.

The cases were linked to the deaths of 159 people, including 84 men or boys and 75 women or girls, the report published in Lancet Neurology said.

They were among 259,000 deaths from meningitis globally in 2023 and 2.54 million cases.

The World Health Organisation has set a goal to reduce cases of vaccine-preventable bacterial meningitis by 50% and deaths by 70% by 2030, compared to 2015 numbers.

The researchers, led by academics from the University of Washington in the US, said though meningitis deaths and cases have declined since 1990, progress was still "insufficient" to meet this goal.

"Although there have been substantial improvements in reducing the morbidity and mortality of meningitis, the pace of progress is not currently on track to meet these goals by 2030," the researchers said.

"Continued efforts focused on vaccination, antibiotic stewardship and advances in treatment access and equity can promote the continued prevention of disability and deaths due to meningitis."

A recent meningitis outbreak in Kent has resulted in dozens of infections and the death of 18-year-old Juliette Kenny and an unnamed University of Kent student.

The surge in cases peaked at 29 infections last week, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reported.

The latest figures show there were 20 laboratory confirmed cases reported on Tuesday, with the updates provided since saying that no new cases had been recorded.

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Dr Tom Nutt, chief executive of Meningitis Now, said: "These findings are a stark reminder that meningitis remains a devastating global disease.

"While progress over recent decades shows the power of vaccination to save lives, this data from the Lancet makes it clear that we are not moving fast enough to meet the World Health Organisation's targets to defeat meningitis by 2030.

"The data should act as a wake-up call. Governments, health systems and communities must work together to prioritise vaccination, improve early diagnosis and ensure rapid access to treatment."

Dr Shamez Ladhani, consultant epidemiologist at the UKHSA, said: "Meningitis remains one of the most feared infectious diseases for clinicians and families, and this research is a stark reminder of why the global fight against it must continue with urgency.

"Achieving the WHO's 'Defeating Meningitis by 2030' goals will require continued collaboration - expanding vaccination, strengthening diagnostics, and ensuring that wherever gaps exist, we work to close them."

Amy Doherty, 28, was found seriously injured at a property in Derry last Saturday and later died in hospital.

Hundreds could be seen gathered at the city's Guildhall on Friday evening carrying flowers and purple balloons.

In an emotional address to the crowd, Amy's mother Sharon said her daughter had been "brutally taken from us and her babies".

"I don't want Amy and the other 29 women's murders to be in vain," she said, referring to other female victims violently killed in Northern Ireland since 2020.

"All we want is justice for Amy."

Balloons were then released into the sky in honour of Ms Doherty and other women killed in Northern Ireland.

Earlier in the day Connor McNamee, 30, appeared in court, charged with Ms Doherty's murder.

He was also charged with possession of an offensive weapon, a kitchen knife, and possession of a class A controlled drug, cocaine.

McNamee appeared at Londonderry Magistrates' Court via videolink.

He was remanded in custody and is next due to appear in court on 23 April.

Ms Doherty's funeral was held on Thursday, in which she was described as a "dedicated" care worker and a person with a "magnetic personality".

Her death and other high-profile cases have prompted discussions on women's and girls' safety in Northern Ireland.

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The issue of violence against women and girls has dominated political discussions this week after the deaths of two women this month and the conviction of Stephen McCullagh for the murder of his pregnant partner Natalie McNally

On Friday, DUP leader Gavin Robinson said Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) concerns around their capacity to tackle violence against women and girls "cannot be ignored".

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt said violence against women and girls was the "substantive" issue discussed by the Executive on Thursday, adding that he was considering organising a summit of women's rights and community groups to engage with people on the issue.

Mr Sullivan claimed that police blackmailed him into confessing to the killing of florist Diane Sindall, 21, in Wirral, Merseyside.

He was jailed for 38 years - the longest miscarriage of justice in British history.

Mr Sullivan, now 68, was only freed when DNA matching somebody else was found on crime scene samples in 2023.

He told a BBC interview last November that Merseyside Police threatened to charge him with "35 other rapes" if he did not confess to the killing of Ms Sindall.

"They threw a blanket over the top of me and they were hitting me on top of the blanket with the truncheons to try and get me to co-operate with them," he added.

As a result of the comments, The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has launched a probe into the police's conduct at the time of his arrest.

IOPC Director Amanda Rowe said: "Mr Sullivan was a victim of one of the worst miscarriages of justice this country has ever seen. Our thoughts are with him as he continues to rebuild his life.

"In light of the significant impact this has had, as well as the severity of some of the allegations contained in the complaint, it is important for these matters to be independently investigated.

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"The fact this took place almost 40 years ago poses substantial evidential challenges, however we will do all we can to progress our inquiries as quickly as we can, while taking all appropriate steps to ensure this does not hinder the ongoing investigation by Merseyside Police into the horrific crime against Ms Sindall."

On Sunday 29 March the time will jump forward an hour when it hits 1am - and yes, it means you will lose an extra hour of sleep.

But the gain of an hour of daylight will mean lighter evenings and darker mornings.

"Spring forward, fall back" has been part of our calendar for more than 100 years - but whether we should continue the practice is hotly debated.

But why are some people against the clocks changing - and why do we do it in the first place?

Here is what you need to know.

Why do we have daylight saving time?

The change from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) to British Summer Time (BST) signifies the start of daylight saving time (DST) in the UK.

DST lasts from the last Sunday in March until the last Sunday in October, when the clocks go back an hour.

The day the clocks change always falls on a weekend to cause the least amount of disruption to schools and businesses.

It is a common belief that DST was introduced to help give farmers more daylight hours to work in the fields. But this is not exactly true.

George Hudson, a New Zealand entomologist - someone who studies insects - first campaigned for more evening sunlight back in the 1890s, so he could study his beloved bugs. It was the first time that changing the clocks around the seasons had been suggested seriously.

Jump to 1907 and British inventor William Willett - the man credited with bringing daylight saving to the UK - self-published a pamphlet called The Waste Of Daylight, in which he outlined his frustration with not getting the most out of summer days.

He initially proposed that clocks jump forward by 80 minutes in four incremental steps in April and reversed the same way in September - but he died before any law was implemented in the UK.

The first country to adopt DST was Germany in 1916, during the First World War. The UK followed suit a few weeks later.

How does daylight saving time affect your health?

Since the implementation of DST, and particularly the clocks going forward in spring, various studies have found that darker mornings and lighter evenings can cause havoc with some people's bodies.

In fact, sleep and dream researcher Charlie Morley said there is "overwhelming" evidence of the health issues the switch can cause.

"What research shows is what a massive effect on the body and mind, just one extra hour [of sleep] can have," Mr Morley told Sky News.

One study cited by the American Heart Foundation found there was a 24% increase in heart attacks on the day following the switch to daylight saving time - however the opposite effect has been identified in autumn, when the clocks go back.

Another study from 2016 in Finland found there were 8% more hospital admissions for the most common type of stroke in the two days after the shift to daylight savings.

When asked what symptoms losing an hour of sleep can lead to, Mr Morley said: "The interesting thing is when you get a really short amount of sleep, like four hours or less, the fear centre of the brain, known as the amygdala, becomes 60% more active.

"This can make it seem like everything is annoying, threatening or in conflict. So if you lose an hour of sleep, you might see an increase in the amygdala response, making you more grumpy and tetchy."

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When clocks go back an hour, seasonal affective disorder (SAD) - a type of depression that comes and goes in a seasonal pattern - can worsen, mental health charity Change says.

The charity says individuals can also feel increasingly isolated by the limited daylight hours, and sleep cycles can be disrupted.

Should daylight saving be scrapped?

Whether to keep daylight saving or not has been a hotly debated question for many years, but was reignited in October last year, when the British Sleep Society called on the UK government to abolish the twice-yearly clock changes.

In an article at the time, researchers said due to the negative effect DST has on circadian and sleep health, the UK should abolish the change altogether and reinstate standard time throughout the year.

In reality, only about a third of the world's countries practice daylight saving time, according to the Pew Research Center.

US President Donald Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social in 2024 that he wanted to scrap DST. His secretary of state Marco Rubio has also called the ritual of changing time twice a year "stupid".

While most states in US continue to change their clocks twice a year, Arizona and Hawaii do not, the former due to its desert climate and the latter because of its location near the equator.

The European Parliament has previously voted for all EU member countries to scrap DST, but after the Parliament and EU Council couldn't reach an agreement on the legislation, it never became law.

One of the few places that doesn't follow DST in Europe is Iceland, due to its location and extreme variations in daylight throughout the year.

How to prepare for clock changes and the 'golden rule' of napping

Mr Morley says it is impossible to make up for lost sleep, but those worried ahead of daylight saving time can "front load sleep".

This involves someone getting "really good, quality sleep before entering a period of bad sleep".

Exposing yourself to natural sunlight first thing in the morning, eating meals based on the time of day it is where you are, minimise the use of caffeine and exercising can also all help treat negative effects of sleep deprivation.

Mr Morley added that napping can also be an effective way of dealing with sleep deprivation - but there are some hard and fast rules.

"The two golden rules of napping are it needs to be under an hour, so between 20 minutes and 60 minutes, and the nap needs to end six hours before you intend to go to bed again," he explained.

"There is a chemical called adenosine, which is known as the tiredness chemical, and it takes around five to six hours to build up. So if you want to go to bed at midnight, as long as your nap ends up 5pm you have got enough time for adenosine to build up, and you will be tired enough to go to bed."