Tiger Woods, 50, was sweating profusely and in possession of two opioid pills during his latest rollover crash Friday, according to a recently released arrest affidavit from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office in Florida.
Woods, whose real name is Eldrick T. Woods was charged Friday with driving under the influence with property damage and refusal to submit to the BAL test after officers said he was traveling in a black Range Rover and struck a Ford F-150 from behind, causing his vehicle to crash and roll over, according to an affidavit reviewed by HuffPost.
The driver of the Ford truck gave officers at the scene his account of the incident and that he began to slow down to turn right into a driveway, activating his turn signal before Woods struck his car.
According to the truck driver, Woods was unable to get out properly and had to get out of the front passenger side, the statement said.
Woods told officers that before the crash, he was looking at his cell phone and changing the radio station but did not realize the truck was slowing down, officers wrote.
Neither Woods nor the driver reported any injuries or went to a hospital.
A deputy at the scene observed Woods with “several signs of impairment,” and noted that the professional golfer was “sweating profusely” while sitting in the back of a car with cool air flowing, according to the affidavit.
It was later observed that Woods’ movements were “drowsy and slow and when.” When he agreed to do sobriety exercises, officers noticed the golfer “limping and stumbling to the right,” the affidavit said.
However, the deputy noted in the document that Woods appeared to have a leg injury and was wearing a compression garment over his right knee, but the golfer reportedly showing more signs of impairment after taking off his sunglasses.
“I noticed his eyes were bloodshot and glassy, I noticed his pupils were extremely dilated. I asked Woods if he drank any form of alcoholic beverage today, to which he said, ‘none,'” the affidavit said.
Woods told the deputy that he was taking prescription medications for his high blood pressure and cholesterol, ibuprofen and Vicodin, but that he did so earlier that morning, the deputy wrote.
According to the deputy’s report on Woods’ performance during a sobriety exercise, the professional golfer’s “normal abilities were impaired and he was unable to safely operate the motor vehicle.”
He was arrested and during the search officers found two pills in his left trouser pocket. hydrocodonea combination of paracetamol and an opioid, used to treat moderate pain that may cause drowsiness.
Court records show Woods has entered a plea of not guilty and is scheduled to be arraigned on April 23. An attorney representing the golf star did not immediately respond to further comments when reached by HuffPost.
