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Tiger Woods body camera arrest video: Video shows golfer handcuffed after sobriety tests

Woods pleads not guilty to DUI charges; judge ruled that golfer can travel outside the US for treatment

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Body camera video provided by the Martin County Sheriff's Office shows golfer Tiger Woods in handcuffs in the back of a patrol car on March 27, 2026.

By: Scott Sutton , Associated Press

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MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — The Martin County Sheriff's Office on Thursday released body camera video showing the moments after golfing legend Tiger Woods crashed his Range Rover on Jupiter Island last week, prompting his arrest on suspicion of DUI.

WATCH BELOW: Tiger Woods DUI arrest captured on body cam video

Tiger Woods DUI arrest captured on body cam video

The incident occurred Friday at about 2 p.m., when Woods was driving behind a truck with a trailer. When the trailer slowed, Woods attempted to pass, crossing over a double solid line into oncoming traffic. The front-right of his SUV collided with the trailer's left rear fender, flipping onto the driver's side.

"I do believe your normal faculties are impaired, and you're under an unknown substance, so at this time you're under arrest for DUI,” Martin County Sheriff's deputy Tatiana Levenar told Woods after conducting a sobriety test on him.

Woods said he was looking at his phone and changing the radio station when his speeding Land Rover clipped the back of a truck and rolled onto its side on a residential road near his home on Jupiter Island.

"I'm being arrested?" Woods responded as he stood alongside the road.

"Yes sir," Levenar said.

After handcuffing Woods, authorities searched his pockets and found two white pills.

"That's a Norco," Woods said after an officer pulled out the pills, referring to a painkiller that contains acetaminophen and the opioid hydrocodone. Authorities later confirmed that Woods was in possession of hydrocodone.

Body camera video provided by the Martin County Sheriff's Office shows two pills that were in Tiger Woods' possession at the time of his arrest on March 27, 2026.

In the bodycam footage, Woods told Levenar that he had not drunk any alcohol and that he had taken "a few" medications earlier in the day, though Woods' words are muted in the released video as he describes some of the drugs.

The arrest affidavit released earlier this week stated that Woods told the responding deputy that he had looked down at his cellphone and did not realize the trailer had slowed. The truck driver confirmed he was slowing to make a right turn into a driveway with his turn signal on, and said Woods' SUV must not have seen him.

According to the report, after the crash, the truck driver helped Woods out of his vehicle. Woods appeared lethargic and moved slowly but was "extremely alert" during the investigation.

The deputy observed "several signs of impairment", including profuse sweating and difficulty performing coordination tests. Woods reportedly had hiccups throughout the investigation.

Breaking: Tiger Woods arrest affidavit released by Martin County Sheriff's Office

Video released Thursday showed a law enforcement officer who responded to the scene asking Woods if he was in any type of pain after the crash.

"Nope," Woods replied.

The arrest report said Woods, wearing a compression sock on his right knee, appeared to limp and stumble during the field sobriety test. He told the deputy he's had seven back surgeries and over 20 operations on his leg, and his ankle seizes while walking.

When asked to remove his sunglasses, the deputy noted that Woods' eyes were "bloodshot and glassy" with dilated pupils.

Woods stated he had not consumed alcohol, but when asked if he had consumed any prescription medication, he stated: "I take a few."

The deputy concluded that Woods' normal faculties were impaired, making him unable to operate a vehicle safely. The golfer agreed to take a breathalyzer test, which Martin Sheriff John Budensiek said registered 0.00, but Woods refused to provide a urine sample.