Tiger Woods had ‘two pills in pocket’ during DUI arrest as new details revealed
An affidavit from the arrest of golfer Tiger Woods following a car crash in Florida says he had two hydrocodone pills in his pocket at the time of the incident.
Woods was involved in a car crash in Florida recently (27 March), with Martin County Sheriff's Office saying it took place just after 2pm Eastern Time (7pm UK time).
It was a rollover crash with images from the incident showing a vehicle on its side, and Woods was charged with driving under the influence (DUI), property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test.
An affidavit released by Martin County Sheriff's Office said that when Woods was found he had two hydrocodone pills on him, which are used as strong painkillers.
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The document says that the golfer had told investigators he had been looking at his phone and not the road while also trying to adjust the radio, and hadn't realised that a vehicle in front of him had slowed down.
Woods had been driving a black Land Rover behind a white Ford F-150 that had been towing a trailer, with the document saying the Ford slowed down and started indicating it was going to turn when the golfer crossed double solid lines to pass and hit the trailer.
The golfer's car then rolled over onto the driver's side as a result of the collision, though neither driver involved said they were injured and both turned down the offer of being transported to hospital.
It adds that a deputy thought Woods' eyes looked 'bloodshot and glassy', and claimed his pupils appeared to be 'extremely dilated' while the 50-year-old was also described as 'lethargic and slow' as well as 'sweating profusely'.
The affidavit said that Woods agreed to go through sobriety tests, but did them seated because he explained he had a series of medical issues which he had been in surgery several times for.
Deputies found Woods didn't do well on tests for following instructions, and hand-eye coordination, and at 3:12pm he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
They found two white hydrocodone pills in his pocket and while the golfer insisted he hadn't had any alcohol he did say he took medication.
Woods did two breath tests while in jail with results of 0.000, meaning there was no alcohol in his system, but the golfer refused to undergo a urine test to detect the presence of medication of drugs in his system.
After around eight hours in jail Woods was released on bond, having refused any medical treatment and appearing to be unharmed as a result of the crash.
The hydrocodone pills have been taken as evidence.
The estimated damage from the crash is around $5,000.
Joe Harker