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Wearing a blue golf shirt and battling a case of the hiccups, Tiger Woods left the scene of his March 27 rollover crash in the back seat of a law enforcement officer's vehicle, body camera footage from the Martin County (Florida) sheriff's office shows.
Woods said nothing and appeared to briefly fall asleep during the 17-minute video.
The footage, obtained by the USA TODAY Network on April 2, provides additional insight into the aftermath of the crash that left Woods and the sole occupant of the vehicle hit by Woods' SUV unhurt. Woods was arrested and jailed on suspicion of driving under the influence after he failed a field sobriety test.
Officers on scene said Woods was "sweating profusely" while they questioned him at the scene. They also said they found two hydrocodone painkiller pills in Woods' pocket at his time of arrest, according to the arrest affidavit obtained March 31 by USA TODAY.
The arresting officer said that Woods' eyes were "bloodshot and glassy" as he performed a variety of field sobriety tests at the crash site. Woods told officers that he was looking down at his cell phone and changing the radio station immediately before the crash.
Woods passed a breath test that showed he didn't have alcohol in his system at the time of the crash, police said, but refused to submit to a urinalysis test at the county jail and told deputies that he had taken painkillers earlier in the day.
Woods, 50, was charged with DUI and failure to submit to a DUI test following the two-vehicle crash on Jupiter Island, where he has a home. He was taken into custody following the crash and subsequently released at 11:11 p.m. March 27 on $1,150 bail.
Martin County court judge Darren Steele on April 1 granted a request from Woods' attorney Douglas Duncan to allow Woods to leave the country for treatment.
"Based upon the Defendant's treating physician, the out of country treatment facility recommendation is based upon the Defendant's complex clinical presentation and the urgent need for a level of care that cannot be safely of effectively done within the United States as his privacy has been repeatedly compromised," the request, obtained by USA TODAY Sports, read.
It went on to say that the unnamed facility "will provide continuous monitoring and the ability to rapidly adjust treatment interventions in a highly controlled environment."
The rollover crash in Jupiter Island, Florida, marks the fourth time golfer Tiger Woods has been involved in a dangerous incident with his vehicle.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tiger Woods arrest: Body camera footage shows new details after crash
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Woods said nothing and appeared to briefly fall asleep during the 17-minute video.
The footage, obtained by the USA TODAY Network on April 2, provides additional insight into the aftermath of the crash that left Woods and the sole occupant of the vehicle hit by Woods' SUV unhurt. Woods was arrested and jailed on suspicion of driving under the influence after he failed a field sobriety test.
Officers on scene said Woods was "sweating profusely" while they questioned him at the scene. They also said they found two hydrocodone painkiller pills in Woods' pocket at his time of arrest, according to the arrest affidavit obtained March 31 by USA TODAY.
View body camera footage of Tiger Woods' arrest
The arresting officer said that Woods' eyes were "bloodshot and glassy" as he performed a variety of field sobriety tests at the crash site. Woods told officers that he was looking down at his cell phone and changing the radio station immediately before the crash.
Woods passed a breath test that showed he didn't have alcohol in his system at the time of the crash, police said, but refused to submit to a urinalysis test at the county jail and told deputies that he had taken painkillers earlier in the day.
Woods, 50, was charged with DUI and failure to submit to a DUI test following the two-vehicle crash on Jupiter Island, where he has a home. He was taken into custody following the crash and subsequently released at 11:11 p.m. March 27 on $1,150 bail.
Judge approves Tiger Woods' request to seek treatment outside US
Martin County court judge Darren Steele on April 1 granted a request from Woods' attorney Douglas Duncan to allow Woods to leave the country for treatment.
"Based upon the Defendant's treating physician, the out of country treatment facility recommendation is based upon the Defendant's complex clinical presentation and the urgent need for a level of care that cannot be safely of effectively done within the United States as his privacy has been repeatedly compromised," the request, obtained by USA TODAY Sports, read.
It went on to say that the unnamed facility "will provide continuous monitoring and the ability to rapidly adjust treatment interventions in a highly controlled environment."
Tiger Woods' history of traffic incidents
The rollover crash in Jupiter Island, Florida, marks the fourth time golfer Tiger Woods has been involved in a dangerous incident with his vehicle.
- March 27, 2026: In a two-vehicle crash near his Florida home, Woods clipped a trailer from behind, flipping his Land Rover on its side. He was charged with DUI and failure to submit to a DUI test.
- February 23, 2021: Woods was behind the wheel in Los Angeles County when his SUV failed to navigate a curve in the road and went barreling in the median and into the opposite lane before hitting a tree and rolling over. Woods broke bones in his leg and was found unconscious. He was not charged or issued any traffic citation.
- May 29, 2017: Woods was found by police asleep at the wheel of a black Mercedes around 3 a.m. in Jupiter, Florida, with the car's brake lights on and turn signal blinking. A toxicology report showed he had five drugs in his system at the time: Vicodin, Dilaudid, Xanax, Ambien and THC. He was charged with driving under the influence and pleaded guilty to reckless driving.
- November 27, 2009: Woods was driving his Cadillac Escalade when it hit a row of hedges and a fire hydrant outside his Windermere, Florida, mansion. A neighbor reported seeing Woods unconscious and snoring, according to a police report. He was cited for careless driving and fined $164. That incident came less than two days after the first public revelation of what would become a full-blown sex scandal with Woods at the center.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tiger Woods arrest: Body camera footage shows new details after crash
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