MIAMI.- The golf star Tiger Woods had two hydrocodone painkiller pills in his pocket at the time of his traffic accident last Friday in Floridaaccording to a police report released on Tuesday.
The report states that, after the accident, Woods explained to agents that he was looking at his cell phone and changing the radio station when his vehicle struck a pickup truck with a trailer and rolled over the driver’s door near his residence in Jupiter Island, Florida.
Woods “stated that … he did not realize that the vehicle in front of him had slowed down,” the document stated.
After the accident, which caused no injuries, the American star was arrested on charges of driving under the influence of substances and a few hours later he was released after paying bail.
Woods, 50, refused to take a urine test after a breathalyzer test indicated he had no alcohol in his system.
According to the Martin County Sheriff’s statement on Friday, John Budensiekpolice experts who evaluated the golfer considered that “he was not under the influence of alcohol, but rather some type of medication or drug.”
This Tuesday, the county sheriff’s office issued the accident report in which it noted that Woods was carrying two hydrocodone pills, a powerful opioid analgesic used to relieve pain.
According to agents, the athlete was “sweating profusely” and his movements were “lethargic and slow.”
His eyes were “bloodshot and glassy” and he “limped and staggered to the right” when walking, they described.
When asked about his medical status, “Woods indicated that he has undergone seven back surgeries and more than 20 leg surgeries…Woods indicated that he has a limp and that his ankle locks when he walks,” the report stated.
another accident
The winner of 15 Grand Slam tournaments suffered a more serious accident in California in 2021 in which he nearly had his right leg amputated and whose consequences have hampered his repeated attempts to return to competition.
Woods is scheduled to appear for arraignment on April 23 in Stuart, Florida.
Absent from high competition since 2024 British OpenTiger was preparing a new comeback after his Achilles tendon rupture suffered in March 2025.
This same week he played the finals of TGLan indoor virtual golf competition, and did not rule out starting in the Masterswhich is disputed in April.
