Tiger Woods’ DUI arrest and crash in Florida after taking opioid painkillers
Consensus Summary
Tiger Woods was arrested on 27 March 2025 in Florida for DUI after a high-speed rollover crash near Jupiter Island, where his Land Rover clipped a truck and flipped. Bodycam footage and police reports show Woods appearing impaired during field sobriety tests, with deputies noting sluggish movement, bloodshot eyes, and profuse sweating. He admitted taking opioid painkillers (hydrocodone/Norco) earlier but denied alcohol use, though he refused a urine test. Woods—who has a history of severe injuries including 27 surgeries—was released on bail after eight hours and pleaded not guilty, demanding a jury trial. The crash caused between $5,000 and $7,254 in damage, and Woods later left the U.S. for inpatient treatment. Sources agree on key details like the pills found, his medical history, and the charges, but differ slightly on damage estimates, vehicle descriptions, and phrasing around his alcohol denial. Donald Trump publicly defended Woods, attributing his struggles to chronic pain rather than substance abuse.
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Key details reported by multiple sources:
- Tiger Woods was arrested on 27 March 2025 in Martin County, Florida, for DUI after a rollover crash near Jupiter Island
- Woods told police he was looking at his phone and changing the radio station before clipping a truck and flipping his Land Rover
- Deputies found two hydrocodone pills (Norco) in Woods’s pocket during the arrest
- Woods admitted to taking ‘a few medications’ earlier in the day but denied drinking alcohol; his breath test showed no alcohol
- Woods refused a urine test for drug screening and was charged with DUI, property damage, and refusal to submit to testing
- Woods was released on $1,150 bail after eight hours in custody and pleaded not guilty, demanding a jury trial
- Woods has undergone seven back surgeries and over 20 surgeries on his right leg, including a 2021 crash that nearly required amputation
- The crash caused approximately $5,000–$7,254 in damage to the other vehicle (a trailer/truck)
- Woods was observed by deputies as sweating profusely, moving sluggishly, and showing bloodshot/glassy eyes during questioning
- Woods was granted permission by a Florida judge to leave the U.S. for inpatient treatment on 30 March 2025
Points of Difference
Details reported by only one source:
- Woods told officers he ‘looked down at my phone, and all of a sudden – boom’ before the crash
- Deputy Tatiana Levenar’s arrest report explicitly states Woods ‘hiccuping’ during questioning and had to be told to keep his head still
- Woods mentioned taking Vicodin (in addition to Norco) in the probable cause affidavit
- Donald Trump commented that Woods ‘lives a life of pain’ due to injuries and ‘doesn’t have an alcohol problem, but he does have pain’
- Woods waived his 23 April arraignment and filed for a jury trial on 30 March 2025
- The crash occurred on a ‘beachside, residential road’ on Jupiter Island with no injuries reported
- ABC emphasized the $7,254 damage estimate to the truck (noted as a trailer in Guardian)
- ABC highlighted Woods’s ‘limping’ and compression sock over his right knee during sobriety tests
- ABC stated Woods was ‘granted a request by a Florida judge to leave the United States’ on 30 March 2025 (same as Guardian but phrased differently)
- ABC included a quote from Woods’s statement: ‘stepping away indefinitely to seek treatment and focus on my health’
Contradictions
Conflicting information between sources:
- Guardian reports Woods admitted to taking Vicodin earlier, but ABC only mentions hydrocodone (Norco) pills found in his pocket
- Guardian states the crash caused ‘roughly $5,000’ in damage, while ABC reports $7,254 in damage to the truck
- Guardian describes the other vehicle as a ‘trailer,’ while ABC calls it a ‘truck’ (no further details to confirm)
- Guardian notes Woods ‘denied drinking any alcohol on the day of the crash’ (explicit denial), while ABC only says he ‘had not drunk any alcohol’ (less definitive)
- ABC implies Woods was granted judicial permission to leave the U.S. on 30 March, but Guardian frames it as a judge’s ruling following his request
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