It wasn’t clear if Woods was referring to President Donald Trump, whose former daughter-in-law, Vanessa Trump, is dating Woods. He’s got some difficulty. Very close friend of mine. He’s an amazing person. Amazing man. But, some difficulty.”
Shortly after the golfer’s March 27 arrest, Trump was asked about Woods and told reporters: “I feel so badly.
After crashing his SUV last week in Florida, Tiger Woods took out his phone and told a deputy, “I was just talking to the president,” according to body camera footage released Thursday showing Woods’ arrest on a DUI charge. The phone conversation was not captured on video, but Woods could be heard saying, “Thank you so much,” as he hung up and the deputy approached.
I’m on a prescription medication,” according to a supplemental sheriff’s office report released Thursday. Authorities would later confirm that Woods was in possession of hydrocodone. He posted a statement Tuesday night saying that he was stepping away indefinitely “to seek treatment and focus on my health.
Woods, 50, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to suspicion of driving under the influence.
“Yes, sir,” Levenar said. “That’s a Norco,” Woods said after an officer pulled out the pills, referring to a painkiller that contains acetaminophen and the opioid hydrocodone. At the sheriff’s office complex, after Woods was escorted into the “DUI room” where drivers are tested for being under the influence, Woods said, “I’m not drunk. Woods agreed to a Breathalyzer test that showed no signs of alcohol, but he refused a urine test, authorities said. Woods, who was hiccupping during questioning, continuously moved his head during one of the sobriety tests and deputies had to tell him several times to keep his head straight, according to an arrest report.
Under a change to Florida law last year, refusing an officer’s request to take a breath, blood or urine test became a misdemeanor, even for a first offense.
