Tiger Woods had pills in pocket, was looking at phone before crash

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Tiger Woods not only admitted to being distracted before his rollover crash last week, but also had two opiod pills in his pocket at the time, according to police.

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In his arrest affidavit — which was obtained by TMZ and ESPN on Tuesday — police said that they found two loose, white pills inside Woods’ left pants pocket during a search after the crash.

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The pills were marked “M367” and revealed to be hydrocodone — a powerful, semi-synthetic opioid used to treat severe pain.

During the investigation, Woods was asked if he takes any prescription medication, to which he replied, “I take a few.”

The 50-year-old golf legend also admitted that he had taken that medication earlier in the morning.

A Martin County Sheriff deputy reported in the affidavit that Woods had “bloodshot and glassy” eyes and “extremely dilated” pupils.

He also was “lethargic and slow” and “sweating profusely” after the crash, the affidavit said.

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While the 15-time major champion agreed to take field sobriety tests, he appeared to be favouring an injured leg – he was wearing a compression sock over his right knee – and was “limping and stumbling to the right.”

Woods explained that it was due to his seven back surgeries and more than 20 operations on his leg.

What was Woods doing before the crash?

The document also states that Woods told police he was distracted just before the crash, admitting to looking down at his phone and changing the radio station when his clipped a truck with his Land Rover and rolled the SUV onto its side.

Woods told investigators that he didn’t realize the truck in front of him had slowed down.

Woods has been charged with DUI and property damage following the rollover in Jupiter, Fla., last Friday. No one was injured in the incident.

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According to Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek, Woods was driving behind a pressure cleaning truck and the golfer attempted to pass the truck at a high speed and swerved to try to avoid a collision, but clipped the back end of the truck’s trailer, listing to the side before rolling onto the driver side of his Land Rover SUV.

Why doesn’t Tiger Woods have a driver?

One of the big questions coming out of the incident is why Woods, given his history and financial means, doesn’t have a personal driving service.

People magazine reported on Sunday that the golfer has refused to hire a driver due to privacy concerns.

An insider told the outlet that Woods “doesn’t want anyone to watch over him or know what he is doing,” adding the golfer “thinks he is fine to drive.”

— With files from Jon McCarthy 

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