Judge Rules Tiger Woods Must Turn Over His Prescription Records to Prosecutors

AP Photo/Jason Oteri Prosecutors will be able to obtain Tiger Woods’s prescription drug records in his criminal case related to a rollover car wreck he had in Jupiter Island, Florida, a judge ruled Tuesday, but they will remain under seal for now. The 50-year-old golf legend was driving his black Range Rover near his home in the area on March 27 when he was involved in an accident with another car that left his vehicle on its side in the middle of the road. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said that Woods’s vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed in excess of the 30 mph speed limit in the residential neighborhood when he clipped a pickup truck towing a small trailer near a sharp curve in the road.

There were no serious injuries . Police officers responding to the scene administered roadside sobriety tests to Woods. A breathalyzer test showed no signs of alcohol but he showed other signs of impairment, police said.

Woods was arrested and taken to the Martin County Jail, where he refused to submit to a urine test. He has been charged with driving under the influence with property damage and failure to submit to testing. The arrest report said that the police observed Woods as showing “severe signs of impairment,” including “lethargic and slow” movements, “bloodshot and glassy” eyes, and pupils that were “extremely dilated.

” The golfer was questioned if he took any prescription medicines and responded, “I take a few,” according to the report. Police found two white pills inside Woods’s pants pocket that were later determined to be hydrocodone, a prescription opioid for severe pain. In 2021, Woods was seriously injured in a car accident in California that left him hospitalized for multiple major leg injuries.