Tiger Woods told police he was looking at his phone before crash, per affidavit
Tiger Woods told police officers he was distracted by his phone prior to his wreck on Friday.
STUART, FLORIDA - MARCH 27: Tiger Woods is driven from the Martin County Jail after being arrested for driving under the influence after a car crash on March 27, 2026 in Stuart, Florida. The Martin County Sheriff's Office said that Woods and the other driver involved in the two-car crash in Jupiter Island, Florida, were not injured. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Joe Raedle via Getty Images Tiger Woods was looking at his phone and changing a radio station at the time of his Friday afternoon wreck , the 15-time major winner told police in Martin County, Florida, at the scene of the crash.
The information was contained in a probable cause affidavit first obtained by ESPN. Woods’ vehicle collided with a slower-moving pickup truck’s trailer and rolled onto its driver’s side. Woods climbed out of the passenger side and later told police that he did not realize the truck had slowed down.
Two hydrocodone pills were also found in Woods’ left pant pocket, per the affidavit. Hydrocodone is a semi-synthetic opioid used to treat pain. According to the affidavit, Woods’ eyes appeared “bloodshot and glassy” and his pupils appeared “extremely dilated.
” Woods was also “sweating profusely,” and his movements were “lethargic and slow,” as noted in the affidavit. That description tracks with what Martin County officials said shortly after the wreck, when Woods was under arrest. At that time on Friday afternoon, the first officers on the scene indicated that Woods “did exemplify signs of impairment.