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By Georgia Rowe
Tiger Woods said he was âjust talking to the presidentâ on the phone following his car crash, according to bodycam footage released by Florida police.
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Fifteen-time major winner Woods, 50, was arrested after escaping unhurt from the accident in which he clipped a trailer he was attempting to overtake and rolled his Range Rover.
He was charged with driving under the influence, property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test following last weekâs incident on Jupiter Island, Florida.
Bodycam footage of the aftermath of the crash released by the Martin County Sheriffâs Office shows Woods making a phone call and can be heard saying âthank you so muchâ before being asked by an officer to stay âdown here with us pleaseâ.
Woods replied: âYeah, I was just talking to the president.â
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It is not clear if he was referring to Donald Trump.
The US president told reporters following the crash: âI feel so badly. Heâs got some difficulty. Heâs a very close friend of mine, heâs an amazing person, an amazing man.â
Woods was arrested and spent eight hours in custody on Friday before being bailed.
Martin County court documents showed Woods formally skipped an initial court appearance on Tuesday, but entered a written plea of not guilty via his lawyers and demanded a jury trial.
In further bodycam footage, Woods described looking down at his phone before feeling a âboomâ as he crashed his car.
The footage shows Woods, wearing sunglasses, on his knees being assessed for any injuries on a grass verge close to the accident site at a junction.
He described the moment he crashed by saying: âI look down at my phone and all of a sudden⊠boom.â
When asked if he was comfortable, Woods replied: âYeah, yeah.â
He was then told by the police officer that he would be checked over by a doctor.
The officer then walked over to speak with the driver of the other vehicle, which was towing a trailer, with Woodsâ black Range Rover flipped on its side at the junction of a narrow side road.
The driver of the other vehicle, who was also unhurt, is reported to have said he was stationary in front of Woodsâ vehicle at the time of the collision.
More footage shows Woods undergoing various sobriety tests and two hydrocodone pills â a prescription opioid used to treat severe pain â were found in his pocket during a search.
When asked by a police officer how much he had to drink today, Woods replied: âNone.â
When asked if he was taking any medication, he replied: âI take a few, yes.â
Woods added that he had taken all his medication earlier that morning.
After his sobriety tests, Woods was handcuffed and told by the officer: âAt this time I do believe that your normal faculties are impaired and youâre under an unknown substance, so you are under arrest for a DUI.â
By Georgia Rowe
Tiger Woods said he was âjust talking to the presidentâ on the phone following his car crash, according to bodycam footage released by Florida police.
Listen to this article
Loading audio...
Fifteen-time major winner Woods, 50, was arrested after escaping unhurt from the accident in which he clipped a trailer he was attempting to overtake and rolled his Range Rover.
He was charged with driving under the influence, property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test following last weekâs incident on Jupiter Island, Florida.
Bodycam footage of the aftermath of the crash released by the Martin County Sheriffâs Office shows Woods making a phone call and can be heard saying âthank you so muchâ before being asked by an officer to stay âdown here with us pleaseâ.
Woods replied: âYeah, I was just talking to the president.â
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It is not clear if he was referring to Donald Trump.
The US president told reporters following the crash: âI feel so badly. Heâs got some difficulty. Heâs a very close friend of mine, heâs an amazing person, an amazing man.â
Woods was arrested and spent eight hours in custody on Friday before being bailed.
Martin County court documents showed Woods formally skipped an initial court appearance on Tuesday, but entered a written plea of not guilty via his lawyers and demanded a jury trial.
In further bodycam footage, Woods described looking down at his phone before feeling a âboomâ as he crashed his car.
The footage shows Woods, wearing sunglasses, on his knees being assessed for any injuries on a grass verge close to the accident site at a junction.
He described the moment he crashed by saying: âI look down at my phone and all of a sudden⊠boom.â
When asked if he was comfortable, Woods replied: âYeah, yeah.â
He was then told by the police officer that he would be checked over by a doctor.
The officer then walked over to speak with the driver of the other vehicle, which was towing a trailer, with Woodsâ black Range Rover flipped on its side at the junction of a narrow side road.
The driver of the other vehicle, who was also unhurt, is reported to have said he was stationary in front of Woodsâ vehicle at the time of the collision.
More footage shows Woods undergoing various sobriety tests and two hydrocodone pills â a prescription opioid used to treat severe pain â were found in his pocket during a search.
When asked by a police officer how much he had to drink today, Woods replied: âNone.â
When asked if he was taking any medication, he replied: âI take a few, yes.â
Woods added that he had taken all his medication earlier that morning.
After his sobriety tests, Woods was handcuffed and told by the officer: âAt this time I do believe that your normal faculties are impaired and youâre under an unknown substance, so you are under arrest for a DUI.â
