Tiger Woods had two hydrocodone pills in pocket, told police he was looking at his phone before crash, per affidavit

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. He was also found with two hydrocodone pills in his left pant pocket, per a probable cause affidavit released Tuesday.

Around 2 p.m. Friday, 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.  No one was injured in the accident, and Woods was later charged with DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test.

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Officers responding to the call determined Woods showed “several signs of impairment” and requested a DUI investigation, which was conducted by Martin County Sheriff’s deputy Tatiana Levenar.

Levenar noted in the affidavit she observed Woods “sweating profusely.”

“Woods movement was lethargic and slow,” she wrote.

She asked Woods if he would submit to a field sobriety test, and he agreed. “While walking, I observed Woods limping and stumbling to the right.” She then asked him if he had any medical conditions, to which Woods told her “he’s had over seven back surgeries and over twenty operations on his leg,” per the affidavit.

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Due to the injuries, Woods was instructed to sit down for the remainder of the investigation. He was asked to remove his sunglasses, and when he did, Levenar “observed his eyes to be bloodshot and glassy. I observed his pupils to be extremely dilated.”

Woods was then asked if he had consumed any alcohol. “None,” he replied.

When asked if he consumed prescription medication, he replied, “I take a few,” and said he “took prescription medication earlier in the morning.”

Levenar conducted a sobriety test that involved Woods completing a number of tasks — horizontal gaze, fingers to nose, following a pen, hand coordination. “Based on my observations,” Levanar wrote, “… I believed that Woods normal faculties were impaired, and he was unable to safely operate a motor vehicle.”

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At that point, he was advised that he was under arrest for DUI.

It was then, during a search, that two white pills marked M367 — revealed to be hydrocodone — were found in Woods’ left pant pocket. Hydrocodone is a semi-synthetic opioid used to treat pain.

He was transported to the Martin County Jail, where he submitted to a breathalyzer, blowing a 0.000. He refused a urine test, which resulted in him being charged with refusal to submit to a lawful test.

Medical staff requested that he be transferred to a local hospital. He was taken to Cleveland Clinic ER South, where he refused treatment, and was returned to Martin County Jail.

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He was held there for several hours. He was released around 11 p.m. after posting $1,500 bond.

In 2021, Woods was involved in a single-car rollover crash in Los Angeles, suffering a shattered ankle and two leg fractures in the incident.

He was arrested under suspicion of driving under the influence in 2017 during a traffic stop in Florida, during which he appeared disoriented and woozy in police dashcam footage. Woods said the incident was a result of “an unexpected reaction to prescribed medication” and later pleaded guilty to reckless driving and received a year of probation.

Woods has not yet made a public statement on Friday’s crash. He was scheduled to be in Augusta, Georgia, next week for the opening of a golf course as well as the Masters’ Champions Dinner on Tuesday.

A mandatory court appearance is scheduled for April 23 in Stuart, Florida, per reports.