In brief
Tiger Woods was handcuffed after a vehicle crash in Florida, with body camera footage showing him being arrested for DUI. Authorities found pills in his possession, which Woods identified as Norco, a painkiller. He later entered a not guilty plea and announced he would step away indefinitely for treatment.
Tiger Woods expressed astonishment as he was handcuffed after crashing his vehicle last week in Florida, according to body camera footage released Thursday. “I do believe your normal faculties are impaired, and you’re under an unknown substance, so at this time you’re under arrest for DUI,” Martin County Sheriff’s deputy Tatiana Levenar told Woods after conducting a sobriety test. Woods had been looking at his phone and adjusting the radio when his speeding Land Rover clipped a truck and rolled onto its side on a residential road in Jupiter Island. “I'm being arrested?” Woods asked in disbelief. “Yes sir,” Levenar confirmed. The footage also showed officers discovering pills in Tiger Woods’ pocket. “That’s a Norco,” he said, identifying the painkiller containing acetaminophen and hydrocodone. Authorities later confirmed Woods was in possession of hydrocodone. In the released video, Woods claimed he had not drunk any alcohol that day, although his statements about the medications he took were muted. Woods entered a not guilty plea on Tuesday to the DUI charges. That same evening, he released a statement indicating he would be stepping away indefinitely to seek treatment and prioritize his health.}
