Overview
- Bodycam video released Thursday by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office shows deputies conducting field sobriety tests, handcuffing Woods, recovering two pills, and hearing him say he was “just talking to the president.”
- Deputies say the crash on Jupiter Island began when Woods’ Land Rover clipped a truck’s trailer while trying to pass at high speed and rolled onto its side, and Woods told officers he had looked down at his phone; the other driver was unhurt.
- An arrest affidavit notes sweating, slow and lethargic movements, bloodshot and glassy eyes with extremely dilated pupils, and a breath test that registered 0.00 for alcohol.
- Officers found two hydrocodone pills in his pocket, Woods acknowledged taking prescription medications earlier in the day, and he refused a urine test that drew an additional misdemeanor charge.
- Woods has pleaded not guilty and says he will step away to seek treatment after a judge approved travel for inpatient care, with golf bodies voicing support as the case proceeds and with his 2017 DUI and a severe 2021 crash providing context for his health and career.