Tiger Woods police report details: What to know about DUI charges, hydrocodone and more from golfer's arrest

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Additional details about Tiger Woods’ recent arrest for DUI were released on Tuesday by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.

Woods, who was arrested following a car crash on Jupiter Island in Florida on Friday, was previously said to have appeared “lethargic” in the moments after crashing his Range Rover, resulting in the car being on its side. Police had also previously said that Woods passed a breathalyzer test, but refused a urine test, resulting in charges of DUI and a count of refusal to take a urine analysis test.

Further details, including the pills found on Woods after his arrest and his account of the crash, were released Tuesday.

Here’s what was specified in Tuesday’s police report about Woods’ car crash and DUI charge.

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Tiger Woods police report details

The Martin County Sheriff’s Office released further details on Woods’ arrest on Tuesday, providing more information into Woods’ explanation for the car crash and more, per GOLF.com.

According to a probable cause affidavit obtained by GOLF.com, in his account of the incident to police, Woods said he was driving from his nearby home and had been “looking down at his phone and changing the radio station” when the accident occurred. Woods “didn’t notice the pickup truck ahead of him slowing to turn into a driveway,” and in order to overtake the truck, he crossed a “no passing” line, but clipped the back of the trailer, which flipped his Range Rover on its side.

Per GOLF.com, the affidavit also said that when a sheriff responded to the incident, they observed Woods as being alert, but “sweating profusely,” and “lethargic and slow.” The golfer reportedly explained his surgery history and recent injuries as he walked “with a limp but also stumbled.”

When police searched Woods, per GOLF.com, they found two white pills marked as Hydrocodone in his pant pocket. Woods, who was observed as “talkative,” admitted he takes “a few” types of medication and had taken prescribed medicine that morning, but denied consuming any alcohol or illegal substances. There reportedly were “multiple medicines” that were redacted from the police report.

Woods then proceeded through field sobriety tests, including the “Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus,” where he was asked to follow the tip of a pen with his eyes as it moved in front of his face. Per GOLF.com, the affidavit said Woods’ eyes appeared “bloodshot and glassy,” his pupils were “extremely dilated” and there was “lack of smooth pursuit” in both eyes. During the test, he reportedly moved his head from side-to-side instead of keeping it straight, as instructed.

Woods also completed “Finger to nose,” “Palm Pat” and “Hand coordination” tests, per GOLF.com, with “varying levels of success and failure.” The sheriff, Tatiana Levenar, reported that she believed Woods’ “normal faculties were impaired and he was unable to safely operate the motor vehicle.” He was then arrested shortly after 3 p.m. ET.

Upon his arrest, Woods participated in a breathalyzer test, which twice resulted in no signs of alcohol, per GOLF.com. But he then refused the urine test, which he had a right to do, but incurred a misdemeanor charge. After being transported to a hospital, Woods “refused all medical treatment,” then spent around eight hours in jail before being released on bond.

Woods was then charged with “Driving Under the Influence with Property Damage and Refusal to Submit to Blood Alcohol Level test,” according to GOLF.com; he has a scheduled court date of April 23 at 8:30 a.m. The affidavit also said that all encounters with Woods were captured on camera.

Tiger Woods mugshot

Woods’ mugshot was released hours after his arrest in Florida:

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What caused Tiger Woods’ car crash?

In the car crash, police have said that Woods’ SUV clipped the side of a trailer on a truck as he attempted to move past it, resulting in his car flipping on its side.

In his account to police, Woods reportedly said he was looking at his phone and changing the radio station at the time of the crash, and he hadn’t noticed the truck in front of him slowing down to turn into a driveway.

The police report, however, also said Woods appeared to be “sweating profusely” and was “lethargic” during the investigation, and when he moved through multiple field sobriety tests, his eyes appeared “bloodshot and glassy,” his pupils were “extremely dilated” and there was “lack of smooth pursuit” in both eyes. Police also reportedly found two white pills marked as “Hydrocodone” on Woods’ body.

While Woods cleared a breathalyzer test with no signs of alcohol, because he denied a urine test following his arrest, he was charged with DUI with Property Damage and Refusal to Submit to Blood Alcohol Level test.

What is hydrocodone?

A hydrocodone pill is an opioid that people commonly use for chronic pain relief.

It can be addictive if someone takes too much or uses the drug differently than prescribed.

Tiger Woods car crash details

On Friday around 2 p.m. ET, Woods was involved in a two-car collision that resulted in his vehicle, a Range Rover, ending up on its side. The crash occurred in Jupiter Island, a suburb located in Martin County, Fla.

The investigation following the crash found that a pickup truck was attempting to make a turn into a driveway, slowing down while driving towards the turn. The driver of the pickup truck, noticing Woods’ Range Rover moving at high speed, attempted to steer to the side of road. The driver was unable to clear Woods’ car, and he clipped the back end of the trailer, sending the golfer’s car spinning onto its driver side window.

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