ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods was drinking before he wrecked his SUV two weeks ago, a witness told a Florida Highway Patrol trooper.
That witness was the same person who pulled Woods from his damaged vehicle, a police document released Monday states. Woods’ wife, Elin, told Windermere police that she dragged the injured golfer from his Cadillac Escalade about 2:25 a.m. Nov. 27 with the help of a golf club.
The document does not give the witness’ identity, and a spokeswoman for FHP said she could not immediately confirm who gave investigators that information.
That same person told troopers the champion golfer was prescribed Ambien and Vicodin, the document states.
This new information was included in a one-page, written request by FHP Trooper Joshua A. Evans to the Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office. He asked for prosecutors’ help getting a subpoena for “medical blood results” in the Woods case.
Assistant State Attorney Steve Foster denied the request Nov. 30.
“Insufficient information provided to lawfully issue subpoena,” Foster wrote.
Troopers wanted the blood results because they suspected Woods of “driving under the influence with property damage,” the request said.
“A witness stated that the driver had consumed alcohol earlier in the day and the same witness removed the driver from the vehicle after the collision. Also, the same witness stated that the driver was prescribed medication (Ambien and Vicatin (sic)). Impairment of the driver is also suspected due to the careless driving that resulted in the traffic crash,” the request states.
