Tiger Woods was caught with pills in his pocket at the time of his recent DUI arrest, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office arrest affidavit obtained by Page Six on Tuesday.
The deputy who searched the golf legend after his March 27 rollover car crash near his home in Jupiter Island, Fla., “located two white pills inside [his] left side pant pocket,” which were “revealed to be hydrocodone.”
The pills were collected and submitted as evidence.
According to the affidavit, Woods claimed he had not consumed any alcohol or illegal substances that day but admitted to taking “a few” when asked about prescription medications.
According to the affidavit, responding officers “observed several signs of impairment” while speaking with Woods, who was also “sweating profusely.”
While his movements were “lethargic and slow,” the 50-year-old was “extremely alert during the investigation,” per the report.
He agreed to perform a few field sobriety exercises, during which the deputies observed him “limping and stumbling to the right.”
Woods told them he “has a limp” and that “his ankle seizes while walking.”
He also “continuously moved his head from side to side” during the horizontal gaze nystagmus test, “had to be reminded” of simple instructions during several other tests and “hesitated” to complete the tasks, according to the affidavit.
During the hand-eye coordination test, the deputies said Woods — who was wearing sunglasses — “began the exercise prior to [receiving their] instructions.”
When he was asked to remove his sunglasses, the officers noticed his eyes were “bloodshot and glassy” and that his pupils were “extremely dilated.”
The athlete, who “had hiccups during the entire investigation,” was also very “talkative,” per the report.
Woods told the deputies that he “was looking down at his cellphone and changing the radio station and did not notice the vehicle in front of him had slowed down.”
The driver of the other car, Jeromy Bullard, told the officers that 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 and landed on its side, prompting the former to have to “climb out from the front passenger side,” according to the affidavit.
Though neither Woods nor Bullard reported any injuries sustained in the crash, Martin County Fire Rescue responded to the scene and medically assessed them. They refused to be transported to the hospital.
Woods was arrested and charged with driving under the influence with property damage.
He was transported to the Martin County Jail, where he agreed to take a breathalyzer test. No alcohol was detected on his breath; however, he refused to take a urinalysis.
Woods was previously busted for DUI in May 2017 and tested positive for five different drugs, including hydrocodone. (He ended up pleading guilty to reckless driving to avoid a DUI conviction.)
Soon after the arrest, he announced he was seeking “professional help” to “manage [his] medications.”
The five-time Masters winner also wrecked his car in November 2009 while allegedly under the influence of Ambien.
He later almost died in a February 2021 crash that left him with injuries resulting in permanent mobility limitations and chronic pain.
After his latest accident, a source told People that Woods has refused to hire a personal driver because he “doesn’t want anyone to watch over him or know what he is doing,” adding that he “thinks he is fine to drive.”
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