Tiger said he was looking at phone before crash
Mar 31, 2026, 09:52 AM ET Tiger Woods told authorities that he was looking down at his phone and changing the radio station before his rollover crash last week in Florida, according to a probable cause affidavit. Woods, 50, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence last Friday after his Land Rover clipped…
Tiger Woods told authorities that he was looking down at his phone and changing the radio station before his rollover crash last week in Florida, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Woods, 50, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence last Friday after his Land Rover clipped a truck and rolled onto its side near his home on Jupiter Island in Florida.
According to the affidavit, obtained Tuesday by ESPN, Woods told Martin County Sheriff investigators that he didn’t realize the truck in front of him had slowed down.
A Martin County Sheriff deputy noticed that Woods had “bloodshot and glassy” eyes and “extremely dilated” pupils, according to the affidavit.
Woods, who agreed to perform field sobriety exercises, also was “sweating profusely” and was “lethargic and slow,” the affidavit said.
Two hydrocodone pills were found in Woods’ pants pocket, the affidavit said.
The 15-time major champion told authorities that he had had no alcohol that day. Asked if he had taken any prescription medication, Woods replied, “I take a few,” according to the affidavit. Woods added that he took that medicine earlier in the morning.
