Prosecutors are moving to obtain Tiger Woods' complete prescription medication records, including dosage information and warnings about driving, according to court documents filed this week. The legal request comes after the golf legend was arrested and charged with driving under the influence following a car crash in Florida last month.
Woods has pleaded not guilty to the charges. A court filing indicates prosecutors will issue a subpoena for the prescription records on April 22 unless Woods' legal team objects within 10 days. The records could provide crucial evidence for the prosecution's case.
Police body camera footage released earlier this month shows Woods calmly explaining the incident to officers after his vehicle clipped a truck and rolled over. "I looked down at my phone, and all of a sudden, boom," Woods is heard saying in the video.
No one was injured in the crash, though Woods had to crawl out through the passenger door to free himself. He passed a breathalyzer test but declined to take a urinalysis screening for other drugs, according to Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek.
Woods told officers he had not consumed alcohol that day but acknowledged taking prescription medications earlier in the morning. When asked about his prescriptions, he responded, "I take a few," though that portion of the footage was redacted.
Officers told Woods they suspected his "normal faculties" were impaired by an "unknown substance." Authorities later reported finding two white pills in his pocket identified as hydrocodone, an opioid commonly prescribed for pain management.
"I know and understand the seriousness of the situation I find myself in today. I am stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health. This is necessary in order for me to prioritise my wellbeing and work toward lasting recovery," Woods wrote on X following the incident.
This marks Woods' second arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence. In 2017, he was found asleep in a haphazardly parked car with five drugs in his system, including prescription pain medications and sleep aids. In a 2009 crash, Woods was found to have sleeping pills in his system but was not arrested for DUI in that incident.
Woods' lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding the latest legal developments.