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Tiger Woods Changes Plea to No Contest, License Suspended for 5 Years

Tiger Woods changed his plea to no contest and received a five-year license suspension for a reckless driving charge in Florida.

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Tiger Woods reached an agreement to plead no contest to a charge of reckless driving after a rollover accident occurred in March near his home in Florida. [1] According to NOAA, Florida's coral reef generates an estimated $1.7 billion annually in tourism value while supporting some 71,000 jobs. [2] NOAA published a report titled 'Ecosystem Services Valuation of U.S. Coral Reefs' that places a monetary value on the ecosystem services provided by coral reefs. [3] A judge ordered Tiger Woods' driver's license to be suspended for five years after he initially faced a driving under the influence charge. [4] Tiger Woods amended his plea to guilty for a reduced charge of reckless driving and refusal to submit to a lawful test during a court appearance in Martin County, Florida. [5] Tiger Woods appeared in Martin County court in Florida five months after a car accident where his vehicle struck a trailer. [6] A judge ordered a five-year suspension of Tiger Woods' driver's license and a $1,500 fine to resolve the case that began on March 27 in Jupiter Island. [7] State prosecutor Tom Bakkedahl stated that his decision was based solely on what he considered correct, his oath, ethical responsibility, and personal morality. [8] Woods appeared before a Martin County court where he accepted a reduced charge after initially facing allegations of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. [9] Florida's coral reef stretches 350 miles from Martin County down to the Dry Tortugas and is the only living barrier coral reef in the continental United States. [10] NOAA states that healthy coral reefs function as natural breakwaters, absorbing wave energy to reduce coastal flooding and erosion during hurricanes and tropical storms. [11]
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  1. Tiger Woods reached an agreement to plead no contest to a charge of reckless driving after a rollover accident occurred in March near his home in Florida. · Telemundo Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  2. According to NOAA, Florida's coral reef generates an estimated $1.7 billion annually in tourism value while supporting some 71,000 jobs. · Florida Keys Weekly Newspapers
  3. NOAA published a report titled 'Ecosystem Services Valuation of U.S. Coral Reefs' that places a monetary value on the ecosystem services provided by coral reefs. · Florida Keys Weekly Newspapers
  4. A judge ordered Tiger Woods' driver's license to be suspended for five years after he initially faced a driving under the influence charge. · The Independent
  5. Tiger Woods amended his plea to guilty for a reduced charge of reckless driving and refusal to submit to a lawful test during a court appearance in Martin County, Florida. · CBS Sports
  6. Tiger Woods appeared in Martin County court in Florida five months after a car accident where his vehicle struck a trailer. · DIE ZEIT
  7. A judge ordered a five-year suspension of Tiger Woods' driver's license and a $1,500 fine to resolve the case that began on March 27 in Jupiter Island. · Telemundo Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  8. State prosecutor Tom Bakkedahl stated that his decision was based solely on what he considered correct, his oath, ethical responsibility, and personal morality. · Telemundo Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  9. Woods appeared before a Martin County court where he accepted a reduced charge after initially facing allegations of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. · Telemundo Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  10. Florida's coral reef stretches 350 miles from Martin County down to the Dry Tortugas and is the only living barrier coral reef in the continental United States. · Florida Keys Weekly Newspapers
  11. NOAA states that healthy coral reefs function as natural breakwaters, absorbing wave energy to reduce coastal flooding and erosion during hurricanes and tropical storms. · Florida Keys Weekly Newspapers
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