Tiger Woods was arrested for driving under the influence but has since been released on bail after being involved in a rollover car crash on Friday afternoon.
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said the incident took place on Jupiter Island, in the same town where 50-year-old Woods lives, just after 2pm local time.
Woods was assessed by Drug Recognition Experts on the scene and after it was determined that he was “impaired”, he was taken to the county jail for testing.
It was confirmed that no injuries were sustained in the crash although sheriff John Budensiek was quick to emphasise this “could’ve been a lot worse”.
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Sheriff Budensiek gave a full rundown of the police’s initial investigation into the crash during his press conference.
A truck with a pressure-washing apparatus was driving down South Beach Road shortly before 2pm and when it was turning into a driveway, slowing down, the driver of that vehicle saw a dark-coloured Land Rover coming to overtake him at speed.
The driver tried to edge off the side of the road to avoid a collision but with this being a small two-lane street, there was “no shoulder” for the vehicle to move into.
The driver of the Land Rover, identified as Woods, then swerved at the last minute to himself avoid a crash but clipped the end of the trailer carrying the pressure cleaning apparatus, causing him to list to the side and roll onto the driver’s door before skidding down the road.
“The individual driving that Land Rover was able to crawl out the passenger door of the car and was identified to be Mr.Tiger Woods,” said Budensiek.
After roadside tests by responding officers, Woods was deemed under the influence and arrested.
“ Our DUI investigators came to the scene here and Mr. Woods did exemplify signs of impairment,” Budensiek said.
“They they did several tests on him. Of course, he did explain the injuries and the surgeries that he had, We did take that into account, but they did do some in-depth roadside tests.
“And when it was determined, he was placed under arrest and taken to the Martin County jail. At the Martin County jail, and even on scene, we were really not suspicious of alcohol being involved in this case and that proved to be true.
