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Matt Watts

Tiger Woods had hydrocodone pills in pocket and 'bloodshot' eyes, police report on Florida car crash reveals

Tiger Woods' eyes were bloodshot and glassy, his pupils dilated and he had hydrocodone pills in his pocket when interviewed at his car crash last week, a police report has revealed.

The golfer was sweating and his movements slow and lethargic as he talked to officers in the aftermath, according to an incident report released from the Martin County Sheriff's Office.

The 15-time major champion was travelling at "high speeds"on a beachside, residential road in Jupiter Island in Florida when his Land Rover clipped a truck and rolled onto its side last Friday, the sheriff’s report found.

Woods was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI).

According to the new sheriff's office report, Woods showed "signs of impairment."

He had climbed out of the passenger seat after the crash and was "sweating profusely",

Deputies found two pills in his pocket, which were identified as the opioid hydrocodone used to treat pain, the report said.

When asked by a deputy if he took any prescription medications. Woods said: "I take a few."

According to the report, Woods told officers he had been looking at his phone and fiddling with the radio before he clipped the truck in front of him.

The truck had $5,000 in damage, according to the sheriff's report.

Neither Woods nor the other driver were injured. Woods agreed to a Breathalyzer test that showed no signs of alcohol, but he refused a urine test, authorities said. He was arrested and released on bail eight hours later.

Woods' agent at Excel Sports, Mark Steinberg, has not responded to multiple messages seeking comment. No one from Woods' camp or the PGA Tour - he is on the board and is chairman of the committee reshaping the competition model - has commented since his arrest.

Woods, who has been involved in other crashes over the years, is charged with driving under the influence, property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test.

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