Newly Released Body Camera Footage Shows Tiger Woods Being Handcuffed After Crash

Newly released body camera footage shows the moment Tiger Woods was arrested on suspicion of DUI after the golfer flipped his SUV on a road near his home in Jupiter Island, Florida, on March 27.

The video shows Woods participating in a field sobriety test, which is used to detect impairment.

During the test, he was told multiple times, “Don’t move your head,” as he seemed to hiccup.

The golfer, who has 82 PGA Tour victories, denied drinking any alcohol that day but admitted to taking “a few” medications in the morning, according to the video.

The medications he mentioned to the deputy were muted in the video.

After his final sobriety test, Martin County Sheriff’s Deputy Tatiana Levenar told him to turn around, and she handcuffed him.

“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,” Levenar said in the body camera video.

“I’m being arrested?” Woods asked.

“Yes, sir,” Levenar responded.

Law enforcement then discovered Woods had two white pills after they handcuffed him.

Authorities later said that Woods was in possession of hydrocodone, which is a medicine used to relieve pain in opioid-tolerant patients, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said during a press conference that the professional golfer’s car swerved, hit the back of a truck, and rolled onto its side while driving in a 30-mph speed limit zone.

Woods was able to exit through his car’s passenger side without being hurt.

Woods pleaded not guilty in the incident.

“I know and understand the seriousness of the situation I find myself in today,” Woods wrote in a statement released on March 31.

“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 prioritize my well-being and work toward lasting recovery.”

A Florida judge approved a motion on April 1 that would allow Woods to leave the country to begin “comprehensive inpatient treatment.”

An attorney for the golfer, Douglas Duncan, said the request was based on an “urgent need for a level of care that cannot safely or effectively be done within the United States, as his privacy has been repeatedly compromised.”

Woods has had a history of incidents involving serious crashes.

​The golf legend was arrested in South Florida in 2017 when police found him asleep behind the wheel of a car, and in 2021, he sustained serious injuries, including fractures to his tibia and fibula, after a crash.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.