Tiger Woods 'calls Donald Trump' in released bodycam footage from arrest
Police bodycam footage shows Tiger Woods talking to 'the president' following a car crash last Friday.
The golf legend, 50, clipped a trailer he was attempting to overtake and rolled his Range Rover onto the side of the road in Jupiter Island.
After escaping unhurt from the accident, he was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test.
Woods spent eight hours in custody on Friday before being released on bail, while Martin County court documents showed that he skipped an initial court appearance on Tuesday, but entered a written plea of not guilty.
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New bodycam footage of the aftermath of the crash released by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office shows Woods making a phone call and can be heard saying 'thank you so much' before being asked by an officer to stay 'down here with us please'.
Woods - who has been dating Donald Trump's son's ex-wife Vanessa since 2024 - replied: “Yeah, I was just talking to the president.”
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It is not clear if he was referring to Trump.
Vanessa, who shares five children with the Republican leader's eldest son, filed for divorce from Trump Jr. in 2018 after 12 years of marriage.
Meanwhile, the US president told reporters after the crash: “I feel so badly. He’s got some difficulty. He’s a very close friend of mine, he’s an amazing person, an amazing man.”
Bodycam footage also shows Woods looking down at his phone before saying he felt a 'boom' as he crashed his car.
He described the moment he crashed by saying: “I look down at my phone and all of a sudden… boom.”
The footage shows Woods, wearing sunglasses, on his knees being assessed for any injuries on a grass verge close to the accident site at a junction.
When asked if he was comfortable, Woods replied: “Yeah, yeah.”
He was then told by the police officer that he would be checked over by a doctor.
The officer then walked over to speak with the driver of the other vehicle, which was towing a trailer, with Woods’ black Range Rover flipped on its side at the junction of a narrow side road.
The driver of the other vehicle, who was also unhurt, is reported to have said he was stationary in front of Woods’ vehicle at the time of the collision.
It was the fourth time Woods has been involved in a motoring accident since 2009.
Topics: Donald Trump, Celebrity, US News
Anish Vij