Tiger Woods, 50, was “sweating profusely” and in possession of two opioid pills in his pocket at the time of his latest rollover crash Friday, according to a newly released arrest affidavit by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office in Florida.
Woods, whose real name is Eldrick T . Woods, was charged with DUI with Property Damage and Refusal to Submit to BAL Test on Friday after deputies say he was traveling in a black Range Rover and hit a Ford F-150 from the rear, resulting in his vehicle to crash and roll over, according to an affidavit reviewed by JS.
The driver of the Ford truck told deputies at the scene his account of the incident and that he began to slow down to make a right turn into a driveway, activating his turn signal before Woods hit his car.
According to the truck driver, Woods was unable to exit properly and had to climb out from the front passenger side, the affidavit read.
Woods told deputies that he was looking down at his cell phone before the crash and changing the radio station, but did not realize the truck slowed down, deputies wrote.
Both Woods and the driver did not report any injuries, nor did they go to a hospital.
One deputy at the scene observed Woods with “several signs of impairment,” noting that the pro golfer was “sweating profusely” while sitting in the back of a car with cool air flowing, according to the affidavit.
Woods’ movements were later observed to be “lethargic and slow and when he agreed to field sobriety exercises, deputies noticed that the golfer was “limping and stumbling to the right,” according to the affidavit.
The deputy did however mention in the document that Woods appeared to have a leg injury and was wearing a compression sock over his right knee, but the golfer would show more signs of impairment after taking his sunglasses off.
“I observed his eyes to be bloodshot and glassy, I observed his pupils to be extremely dilated. I asked Woods if he consumed any type of alcoholic beverage to drink today to which he stated, ‘none,’” the affidavit read.
Woods told the deputy that he consumed prescription medication for his high blood pressure and cholesterol, ibuprofen and Vicodin, but did so earlier that morning, the deputy wrote.
According to the deputy’s account of Woods’ performance during a sobriety exercise, the pro golf player’s “normal faculties were impaired and he was unable to safely operate the motor vehicle.”
He was placed under arrest and during the search, deputies found two pills in his left pant pocket, later revealed to be hydrocodone, an acetaminophen and an opioid combination used to treat moderate pain that can cause drowsiness.
Court records show Woods entered a plea of not guilty and is scheduled for arraignment on April 23. An attorney representing the golf star did not immediately respond to further comments when reached by JS.
