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WPBF 25 NEWS STARTS WITH THE BREAKING NEWS. NOW AT NOON. BREAKING NEWS, NEW DETAILS JUST OUT IN A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED POLICE REPORT INVOLVING TIGER WOODS AND THAT JUPITER ISLAND CAR CRASH ON FRIDAY. YEAH. THAT REPORT SAYING TIGER WOODS EYES WERE BLOODSHOT AND GLASSY AND HIS PUPILS WERE DILATED WHEN HE WAS INTERVIEWED. THAT’S ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS AT THE SCENE. GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU. I’M STEVEN GRAVES AND I’M TIFFANY KENNEY. RECORDS ALSO SHOW WOODS MOVEMENTS WERE SLOW AND LETHARGIC. THAT’S ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS THERE ON THE SCENE. JOLIE RODRIGUEZ IS AT THE MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WITH THE DETAILS. ACCORDING TO REPORTS, WOODS CLAIMS HE WAS LOOKING DOWN ON HIS PHONE AND CHANGING THE RADIO PRIOR TO HIS ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, ULTIMATELY, DEPUTIES ON SCENE DETERMINED HE WAS IMPAIRED AFTER CONDUCTING A FIELD SOBRIETY TEST. A NEWLY RELEASED A REPORT FROM THE MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE DETAILS THE CRASH INVOLVING TIGER WOODS AND A TRUCK WITH A TRAILER DRIVEN BY JEREMY BULLARD ON SOUTH BEACH ROAD. ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS, BULLARD WAS SLOWING DOWN AND SIGNALING TO TURN RIGHT INTO A DRIVEWAY WHEN WOODS WAS DRIVING BEHIND HIM, MOVED INTO THE ONCOMING LANE TO GO AROUND, THE REPORT SAYS. HE THEN HIT THE TRAILER, LOST CONTROL, AND HIS SUV FLIPPED ONTO ITS SIDE. WOODS CLIMBED OUT THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE. DEPUTIES SAY THEY NOTICED SIGNS OF IMPAIRMENT WHILE SPEAKING WITH HIM, ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, WOODS TOLD DEPUTIES HE HAD BEEN LOOKING AT HIS PHONE AND CHANGING THE RADIO BEFORE THE CRASH. THE DEPUTY INVESTIGATING THE CASE WROTE THAT WOODS WAS SWEATING PROFUSELY, MOVING SLOWLY AND HAD BLOODSHOT, GLASSY EYES WITH DILATED PUPILS. WOODS DENIED DRINKING ALCOHOL OR USING ILLEGAL DRUGS, BUT TOLD DEPUTIES HE HAD TAKEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION EARLIER THAT MORNING, ALONG WITH IBUPROFEN. THE REPORT ALSO SAYS SOME OF THE SOBRIETY EXERCISES WERE MODIFIED AFTER WOODS DESCRIBED LEG AND BACK INJURIES. AFTER THOSE EXERCISES, THE DEPUTY DETERMINED WOODS WAS IMPAIRED AND PLACED HIM UNDER ARREST. THE REPORT ALSO STATES DEPUTIES FOUND TWO HYDROCODONE PILLS IN HIS POCKETS AT THE JAIL. WOODS REGISTERED 0.00 ON TWO BREATH TESTS, BUT INVESTIGATORS SAY HE REFUSED TO PROVIDE A URINE SAMPLE. WE WENT TO BULLARD’S HOME FOR COMMENT. HOWEVER, IT SEEMS NO ONE WAS HOME AT THE TIME. WOODS’S ARRAIGNMENT IS EXPECTED TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. REPORTING IN MARTIN COUNTY, JOLIE RODRIGUEZ WPBF 25 NEWS JOLIE. THANK YOU. OF COURSE, THIS IS NOT WOOD’S FIRST ARREST OR ACCIDENT. WE DO HAVE MORE ON HIS OTHER CASES AND WHAT LEGAL EXPERTS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE MOST RECEN
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Tiger Woods said he’ll step away and seek treatment on Tuesday, days after his vehicle crashed in Florida and he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.”I know and understand the seriousness of the situation I find myself in today. I am stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health. This is necessary in order for me to prioritize my well-being and work toward lasting recovery,” he said in a post on the social media platform X.”I’m committed to taking the time to return in a healthier, stronger, and more focused place, both personally and professionally,” the post said. “I appreciate your understanding and support, and ask for privacy for my family, loved ones and myself at this time.”Woods pleaded not guilty in his driving under the influence case in Florida on Tuesday, hours after a sheriff’s report said he had pain pills in his pocket and showed signs of impairment at a crash last week.Woods, 50, is the most influential figure in golf and has become as recognizable as any athlete in the world. The first person of Black heritage to win the Masters in 1997, he has captivated golf fans with records likely never to be broken.But his injuries kept him from accomplishing more, including those suffered in a 2021 car crash that damaged his right leg so badly he said doctors considered amputation.At this latest crash, Woods agreed to a Breathalyzer test that showed no signs of alcohol, but he refused a urine test, authorities said. He was arrested and released on bail eight hours later.No one from Woods’ camp or the PGA Tour — he is on the board and is chairman of the committee reshaping the competition model — have commented since his arrest.Woods, who has been involved in many crashes over the years, is charged with driving under the influence with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test. He is scheduled for arraignment April 23.Under a change to Florida law last year, refusing a law enforcement officer’s request to take a breath, blood or urine test became a misdemeanor, even for a first offense.
Tiger Woods said he’ll step away and seek treatment on Tuesday, days after his vehicle crashed in Florida and he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
“I know and understand the seriousness of the situation I find myself in today. I am stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health. This is necessary in order for me to prioritize my well-being and work toward lasting recovery,” he said in a post on the social media platform X.
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“I’m committed to taking the time to return in a healthier, stronger, and more focused place, both personally and professionally,” the post said. “I appreciate your understanding and support, and ask for privacy for my family, loved ones and myself at this time.”
Woods pleaded not guilty in his driving under the influence case in Florida on Tuesday, hours after a sheriff’s report said he had pain pills in his pocket and showed signs of impairment at a crash last week.
Woods, 50, is the most influential figure in golf and has become as recognizable as any athlete in the world. The first person of Black heritage to win the Masters in 1997, he has captivated golf fans with records likely never to be broken.
But his injuries kept him from accomplishing more, including those suffered in a 2021 car crash that damaged his right leg so badly he said doctors considered amputation.
At this latest crash, Woods agreed to a Breathalyzer test that showed no signs of alcohol, but he refused a urine test, authorities said. He was arrested and released on bail eight hours later.
No one from Woods’ camp or the PGA Tour — he is on the board and is chairman of the committee reshaping the competition model — have commented since his arrest.
Woods, who has been involved in many crashes over the years, is charged with driving under the influence with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test. He is scheduled for arraignment April 23.
Under a change to Florida law last year, refusing a law enforcement officer’s request to take a breath, blood or urine test became a misdemeanor, even for a first offense.
