Tiger Woods sued over drunk driving death of his staffer

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Tiger Woods has found himself entangled in fresh legal drama after being slapped with a lawsuit from the parents of a staffer at his Florida restaurant after their son Nicholas Immesberger died in a drunk driving accident. According to some media reports, the lawsuit alleged that Immesberger was over-served alcohol and the ace golfer was blamed for the 24-year-old's death last December.

The parents of the deceased staffer, in their lawsuit, said that their son was a bartender at The Woods in Jupiter, Florida, and knew the golf legend personally.

The news broke as Woods, the winner of the Masters last month has been gearing up for the upcoming PGA Championship – the year's second major golf tournament.

The American ace has already played his opening practice round for the 101st PGA Championship, which gets underway on Thursday at Bethpage Black on Long Island in New York.

Woods ended an 11-year major win drought by winning at Augusta last month and is seeking his 16th career major title this week.

He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom last week at a White House ceremony and is currently gunning for Jack Nicklaus' all-time record of 18 major titles.

Tiger Woods (L) is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, by U.S. President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, May 6, 2019. /VCG Photo

The restaurant, where Immesberger was working until his death, has been managed by Erica Herman, who is also Woods' girlfriend and, according to some media reports, had recruited the bartender to the restaurant.

Immesberger reportedly finished his shift on December 10 but stayed at The Woods to drink at the restaurant and was allegedly served to the point of "severe intoxication" before being sent out to his car.

While driving home that evening, he lost control of his car and crashed, dying in the fatal accident.

As per several media reports, Immesberger had a blood alcohol level of .256, more than three times the legal limit, as the family claimed Woods and Herman knew Immesberger had a habitual problem with alcohol but allowed him to be served despite that.

The lawsuit, filed in Palm Beach County, Florida, seeks medical costs and funeral damages plus other "appropriate damages."