Tiger Woods was arrested with pills in his pocket during a recent DUI arrest, according to a Martin County Sheriff’s Office arrest affidavit obtained by Page Six on Tuesday.
A deputy searching the golf legend after a rollover car crash near his home in Jupiter Island, Florida on March 27th “found two white pills in (his) left pants pocket,” which “were determined to be hydrocodone.”
The pills were collected and submitted into evidence.
According to the affidavit, Woods claimed he had not consumed alcohol or illegal drugs that day, but when asked about prescription drugs, he admitted to taking “a small amount.”
According to the affidavit, responding officers “observed several signs of impairment” while speaking with Woods, who was also “sweating profusely.”
Although his movements were “lethargic and slow,” the 50-year-old was “very alert during the investigation,” the report said.
He agreed to several field sobriety drills during which deputies observed him “limping and staggering to the right.”
Woods said, “I have a limp,” and “My ankle cramps when I walk.”
He also “continued to move his head from side to side” during the horizontal gaze nystagmus test and was “hesitant” to complete the task because he “had to be reminded” of simple instructions during several other tests, according to the affidavit.
Woods, who was wearing sunglasses during the hand-eye coordination test, “began the exercise before (receiving any instructions),” the sheriff’s office said.
When asked to remove his sunglasses, officers noticed his eyes were “bloodshot and glassy” and his pupils were “extremely dilated.”
The report said the player was very “talkative” and “hiccuped throughout the investigation”.
“I was looking at my cell phone and changing radio stations and I didn’t notice that the car in front of me had slowed down,” Woods told deputies.
The driver of the other car, Jeromy Bullard, told officers he slowed down to make a right turn and activated his right turn signal before doing so.
Woods’ SUV then collided with Bullard’s pickup truck, landing on its side and Bullard “having to exit from the passenger side,” according to the affidavit.
Neither Woods nor Bullard reported any injuries in the incident, but Martin County Fire Rescue responded to the scene and medically evaluated them. They refused to be taken to the hospital.
Woods was arrested and charged with DUI with property damage.
He was transported to the Martin County Jail, where he agreed to submit to a breathalyzer test. No alcohol was detected on his breath. However, he refused to undergo a urine test.
Woods was previously arrested for drunk driving in May 2017 and tested positive for five drugs, including hydrocodone. (He eventually pleaded guilty to reckless driving to avoid a DUI conviction.)
Shortly after his arrest, he announced that he was seeking “professional help” to “manage[his]medications.”
The five-time Masters champion also wrecked his car in November 2009 while under the influence of Ambien.
Then, in February 2021, he suffered near-fatal injuries in an accident that left him with permanent movement limitations and chronic pain.
After the recent accident, a source told People magazine that Woods refused to hire a personal driver because he “didn’t want anyone watching him or knowing what he was doing,” adding, “He thinks he’s okay driving.”
