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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods appeared visibly impaired when deputies arrived at the scene of his car crash in Florida last week. According to a report from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, his eyes were bloodshot and glassy, his pupils were dilated, and he had hydrocodone pills in his possession.
The report detailed Woods’ demeanor as slow and sluggish, with noticeable perspiration as he engaged with the officers. He disclosed to them that he had taken prescription medication earlier that morning. In his pockets, deputies discovered two white pills identified as hydrocodone, an opioid commonly prescribed for pain relief.
When questioned about his medication use, Woods responded candidly, saying, “I take a few.” He also mentioned that his attention was divided between his phone and the car radio before he inadvertently struck the vehicle in front of him.
When asked by a deputy if he took any prescription medications, Woods said, “I take a few.”
Woods told deputies he had been looking at his phone and fiddling with the radio before he clipped the truck in front of him, the report said.
The golfer was traveling at “high speeds” on a beachside, residential road in Jupiter Island when his Land Rover clipped the truck and rolled onto its side, according to the sheriff’s office, noting that Woods showed “signs of impairment.”
The truck had $5,000 in damage, according to the sheriff’s report.
Neither Woods nor the other driver were injured. Woods agreed to a Breathalyzer test that showed no signs of alcohol, but he refused a urine test, authorities said. He was arrested and released on bail eight hours later.
Woods’ agent at Excel Sports, Mark Steinberg, has not responded to multiple messages seeking comment. No one from Woods’ camp or the PGA Tour — he is on the board and is chairman of the committee reshaping the competition model — has commented since his arrest.
Woods, who has been involved in other crashes over the years, is charged with driving under the influence, property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test.
Under a change to Florida law last year, refusing a law enforcement officer’s request to take a breath, blood or urine test became a misdemeanor, even for a first offense.