The legendary golfer, wearing sunglasses and a backwards baseball cap, is cooperative after police arrived at the scene of his rollover crash in Hobe Sound just after 1:00 p.m. on March 27.
He also gave a short explanation for the crash — saying, “I looked down at my phone and boom.”
Woods, 50, appears zoned out as he speaks with the officer, appearing remarkably calm for a driver who has just flipped his truck.
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“Yeah, yeah, I’m cool, cool,” he responds breezily as the officer asks if he is comfortable by the side of the road.
“I don’t feel anything out of the—” Woods tells the officer, who responds, “We’re still gonna have our medic come and check you out, alright?”
“Yeah,” Woods responds, before the officer walks off and gives an update to one of his colleagues.
“He’s OK. I just checked for anything on his back,” the first officer says.
The arresting officer then approaches Woods’ black Land Rover SUV, which is seen on its side in the middle of the road.
“Are you OK?” he asks the Ford driver, Jeromy Bullard, who is by his vehicle.
“Yeah, I’m fine. I hit the trailer,” Bullard says. “I don’t even know if I drive out of here.”
A driver at the front of a small line of traffic building behind the crash scene on South Beach Road then yells something at the officer, who orders the vehicles to turn around.
“You’re gonna have to go back around. Yeah, everybody,” the officer says. “You’re gonna have to go back around.”
Woods was driving on Jupiter Island when he attempted to pass a Ford F-150 with a trailer attached by crossing double solid lines.
Deputies described the five-time Masters winner as lethargic, sweaty, and unsteady with bloodshot and glassy eyes following the arrest.
He also reportedly had difficulty completing the coordination exercises he was asked to perform by deputies.
Two pills—later identified as the powerful opioid hydrocodone—were found in Woods’ pocket and collected as evidence, according to an affidavit.
Woods pleaded not guilty to DUI but said he would step away and seek help in a statement released on social media Tuesday.
“I know and understand the seriousness of the situation I find myself in today,” Woods wrote. “I am stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health.”
He added that he appreciated the public’s “understanding and support,” as he asked for “privacy for my family, loved ones and myself at this time.”
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