Tiger Woods was briefly hospitalized in the immediate aftermath of his rollover car crash, which ended up with him being charged with DUI
Tiger Woods was briefly taken to the hospital after rolling his vehicle and being arrested for DUI near his home in Florida. Woods, 50, was transported to the Cleveland Clinic shortly after being taken into custody at the Martin County Jail on Friday, March 27, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by Us Weekly.
Due to Woods being involved in a car crash, staff at the jail requested medical clearance from the hospital. Woods refused all medical treatment and was medically discharged, taken back to Martin County Jail. Neither Woods nor the other individual involved in the accident reported injuries on the scene. The 15-time major champion was charged with driving under the influence with property damage after allegedly hitting a pickup truck with his Land Rover, which then flipped over sideways.Woods had two hydrocodone pills in his left pocket when he was taken into custody, according to the affidavit. Hydrocodone is a widely prescribed painkiller. Police observed Woods “sweating profusely” during their investigation on the scene of the crash, reporting that his movement was “lethargic and slow.” Woods claimed that he was distracted by his cellphone and changing the radio station right before the crash, saying he didn’t realize the pickup truck had slowed down in front of him. The report said Woods was “limping and stumbling to the right” while he was asked to perform a series of field sobriety tests. Woods, who was wearing a compression sock over his right knee, told police he had undergone seven back surgeries and over 20 operations on his leg. When police instructed Woods to remove his sunglasses, his eyes were “bloodshot and glassy” and his pupils were “extremely dilated.” Woods admitted to taking prescription medication on Friday morning. Woods was taken to jail after police determined his “normal faculties were impaired.” He performed a breathalyzer test at the jail, which came back without any trace of alcohol. However, Woods then refused to take a urine test for “the purpose of determining the presence of chemical or controlled substances.” When Woods was told failure to take the test would result in another charge against him, he “advised he understood.” Police gave Woods a period of time to change his mind about submitting the urine test, but he continued to refuse.
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