Prosecutors seek Tiger Woods' prescription records
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- Prosecutors are seeking all records connected to Tiger Woods' prescription medications, including dosage information and warnings about driving printed on pill bottles, according to court documents
- A Tuesday court filing shows a subpoena for Woods' records will be issued on April 22; his lawyers have 10 days to object to the legal order
- Woods was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after his vehicle clipped a truck and rolled over in Florida last month, and has pleaded not guilty
- In body camera footage released earlier this month, Woods appeared calm, kneeling on one knee, and told officers: "I looked down at my phone, and all of a sudden, boom"
- Woods passed a breathalyzer test but declined a urinalysis screening; officers found two white pills in his pocket later identified as hydrocodone, an opioid commonly prescribed for pain
- The arrest marks Woods' second DUI-related incident — in 2017, he was discovered asleep in a parked car with five drugs in his system including prescription pain medications, and a 2009 crash also involved sleeping pills
Why it matters: The prescription records could fill the evidence gap prosecutors face: Woods passed the breathalyzer and refused the urinalysis, so pill-bottle warnings and dosage logs may be central to proving impairment. With a prior 2017 DUI arrest already on his record, a conviction would compound legal consequences for a golfer who has publicly committed to seeking treatment.
