Prominent Attorney Predicts if Jail Time Is Possible for Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods was arrested last Friday in Florida following a rollover car crash. The legendary golfer has been charged with DUI, property damage and refusal to submit to a test after declining to submit a urine sample.

Woods blew a 0.00 at the scene, but still reportedly showed signs of impairment. As for whether or not he will actually see jail time, it could depend on a couple of factors, according to one legal expert.

A deeper look

Donna Rotunno, lawyer and host of the "Crime & Justice with Donna Rotunno," broke down the case with Fox News Digital, saying that because of Woods' BAC, authorities won't be able to prove definitively that he was driving under the influence.

"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," Rotunno explained.

However, Rotunno said, Woods' refusal for of a urinalysis could come back and bite him.

"What’ll happen there just depends on, and what I’m reading about this county is that this county is pretty strict," she added. "The question is going to be, will they try to make an example out of him because he is a name and because this is not his first situation. Because his first DUI case was more than five years old, I don’t think there’s any enhanced penalties for him because nine years have gone by, but they will definitely take into consideration the fact that he has a background in this arena and I think that will affect whatever they offer him."

Is jail a real possibility? It might depend on one move

Woods has a previous DUI arrest on his record in 2017. He eventually pleaded guilty to reckless driving and entered a diversion program.

This time around, Rotunno says Woods may need to indicate he will enter treatment to avoid jail time.

"I do think what's going to be determinative there is whether or not he does go and do treatment," she explained.

"My guess is that what he will do and what his lawyers will advise him, is that he should start treatment prior to even walking into a courtroom in order to mitigate that potential jail time sentence. Is jail a possibility? It is. Is it mandatory? Given the circumstances, I do not believe so, but it will depend on what he does proactively."