Photo: Martin County Jail
Bodycam footage from fifteen-time major champion Tiger Woods' arrest was obtained and shared by multiple news outlets on Thursday (April 2).
Woods, 50, appeared to be surprised about being handcuffed after a crash that resulted in driving under the influence with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test charges last Friday (March 27). The footage also showed deputies removing two pills from Woods' pocket at the scene.
"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," Martin County Sheriff's Deputy Tatiana Levenar told Woods after conducting a sobriety test in the footage.
Woods claimed her was looking at his phone and changing the radio station when his Land Rover collided with the trailer's left rear fender and flipped onto the driver's side, though no injuries were reported.
"I'm being arrested?" Woods responded while standing alongside the road.
"Yes, sir," Levenar said.
Woods said "that's a Norco" when an officer pulled the pills out of his pocket. Norco is a painkiller that contains acetaminophen and the opioid hydrocodone, the latter of which authorities later confirmed was in the golfer's possession at the time.
Woods was arrested and taken to the Martin County Jail, where he took a breathalyzer test that confirmed he wasn't under the influence of alcohol, but refused a urinalysis test, which resulted in the charges. Woods, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential golfers of all-time ranks second all-time behind only Nicklaus (18) in career majors and has 82 PGA Tour victories, tied with Sam Snead for the most all-time.