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Bodycam Video From Tiger WoodsDUI Arrest Shows Claim He Was ‘Talking With the President’

The footage sharpens the focus on suspected medication impairment, coinciding with his decision to pause competition for treatment.

Overview

  • New bodycam videos released Thursday by Martin County authorities show Tiger Woods after his rollover crash saying he had been talking with “the president,” with no audio of a call and no confirmation from the White House.
  • Woods’ SUV struck the rear of a truck with a trailer on Jupiter Island on March 27, then rolled onto its side, and deputies arrested him on DUI, property damage, and refusing a urine test.
  • Deputies documented glassy eyes, dilated pupils, heavy sweating, and slow, uneven coordination, and the video shows him yawning and fighting drowsiness during a patrol-car transfer.
  • The arrest affidavit notes a 0.000 breathalyzer reading and two hydrocodone pills found in his pocket, and he declined a urine test that could detect drugs.
  • Woods has since said he will step away from golf to seek treatment, a move that halts a possible Masters return and shifts attention to his health and the legal case.