Sweaty, glassy-eyed Tiger Woods blames cell phone use for his car crash
Key Points:
- Golfer Tiger Woods was arrested in Martin County, Florida, following a high-speed crash where he flipped his SUV after clipping another vehicle's trailer.
- Woods admitted to being distracted by both his cell phone and the vehicle’s radio at the time of the accident, failing to notice the slowing vehicle ahead.
- Police found two hydrocodone tablets on Woods and observed signs of impairment, including profuse sweating and bloodshot eyes, leading to failed field sobriety tests despite his denial of recent alcohol use.
- This incident adds to Woods' history of vehicle crashes and struggles with prescription painkillers related to multiple surgeries.