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Golf legend Tiger Woods revealed that he was looking at his phone while changing radio channels before his car crashed last Friday, according to a police report.
Woods, who is a 15-time major champion, was apprehended after his SUV clipped a trailer being pulled by a pickup truck on Jupiter Island, Florida, not far from his residence.
The SUV ended up rolling onto its side, and Woods had to exit from the passenger’s side door. Fortunately, neither the sportsman nor the truck driver sustained injuries.
An accident report released on Tuesday sheds light on the circumstances leading to the crash, with the Martin County Sheriff’s Office stating that Woods admitted to “looking down at his cell phone and changing the radio station and did not notice the vehicle in front of him had slowed down.”
The sheriff’s deputies disclosed in the report that Woods was seen “sweating profusely”, describing his movements as “lethargic and slow,” while noting that his eyes were “bloodshot and glassy”.
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The report added that Woods was “limping and stumbling to the right” while walking.
On Woods’ medical state, it noted, “Woods advised he’s had seven back surgeries and over 20 operations on his leg… Woods advised he has a limp and his ankle seizes while walking.”
50-year-old Woods was left with severe leg injuries after a 2021 single-car crash in California. He underwent emergency surgery for multiple compound fractures in his right leg and a shattered ankle.
Following the latest incident, the golf superstar has been charged with suspicion of misdemeanour DUI with property damage and refusing to submit to a lawful test after he failed to submit to urine tests when a breathalyser test showed no alcohol in his system.
Woods is scheduled to appear for an arraignment on the charges on April 23 in Stuart, Florida.
