Tiger Woods arrest report: New details of DUI crash released

Tiger Woods is driven away from Martin County jail following a DUI arrest last week. Getty Images The Martin County Sheriff’s Office released additional details about Tiger Woods’ recent arrest for DUI on Tuesday morning, providing a glimpse into Woods’ explanation of the collision and how officers observed him that afternoon. According to a probable cause affidavit, which GOLF.

com obtained, Woods said he was coming from his nearby home, looking down at his phone and changing the radio station at the time of the accident. He didn’t notice the pickup truck ahead of him slowing to turn into a driveway. Woods crossed a double-solid (no passing) line in order to overtake the pickup truck and the trailer it was pulling, clipping the back of the trailer, flipping his car onto the driver side and skidding to a halt.

After investigating the crash, Martin County Sheriff Deputy Tatiana Levenar observed Woods to be “sweating profusely,” and thought he was “lethargic and slow,” he was alert throughout the investigation. Levenar stated that Woods walked with a limp but also stumbled. He explained to Levenar that he has had seven back surgeries and “over twenty operations” on his leg, which was covered in a compression sleeve.

Upon search, officers found two white pills in Woods’ left pant pocket, which were marked as Hydrocodone, an opioid commonly used for pain treatment. Woods declared he had not consumed any alcohol, nor any illegal substances, but admitted that he takes “a few” types of medication and had taken prescribed medicine that morning. Multiple medicines were redacted from the report.