Tiger Woods police report sheds new light on crash and DUI arrest
Deputies found two white pills in his pocket, according to the report
Tiger Woods had hydrocodone pills in his pocket and his eyes were bloodshot and glassy when he was interviewed at the site of his car crash, according to a newly-released sheriff’s office report. Woods, 50, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after crashing his Land Rover in Florida on Friday afternoon. The golf icon spent eight hours in jail before being released on bond.
At the crash scene, Woods’ movements were slow and lethargic, and he was sweating as he talked to deputies, according to an incident report released from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies found two white pills, which were identified as the opioid hydrocodone used to treat pain, in his pocket, the report said. Tiger Woods’ mugshot after his arrest on suspicion of DUI (via REUTERS) When asked by a deputy if he took any prescription medications.
Woods said, “I take a few. ” Woods told deputies he had been looking at his phone and fiddling with the radio before he clipped the truck in front of him, according to the report. The crash took place on Jupiter Island, the town where Woods lives, just after 2pm local time.
The golfer was traveling at “high speeds” on a beachside, residential road when his Land Rover clipped the truck and rolled onto its side, according to the sheriff's office. Woods showed “signs of impairment” and the truck had $5,000 in damage, according to the sheriff's report. Neither Woods nor the other driver were injured.