Tiger Woods' arrest videos add eerie vividness to moments after crash

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Police footage released Thursday shows Tiger Woods getting arrested last week.Martin County Sheriff's Office

In the wake of Tiger Woods’ DUI arrest in South Florida last week, pundits and the public alike have expressed all kinds of emotions about the 15-time major winner’s actions. Anger is high on the list, because of Woods’ decision to yet again put lives at risk by getting behind the wheel in an allegedly impaired state. Empathy also has been expressed. Anyone who has had addiction in their lives knows the battles Woods has faced on the golf course pale next to what he has been fighting off of it.

On Thursday, the Records Unit of the Martin County Sheriff’s Office released body-camera footage of the arrest, giving any interested viewers a more vivid look at what happened in the moments after Woods flipped his Range Roger on a two-lane road in Jupiter on Friday afternoon. The footage is extensive and unsettling. At 2:50 p.m. ET, an officer’s camera shows Woods, in an ocean-blue polo, shorts and a compression sock over his right knee, at the end of a driveway. Woods is on his phone.

“Mr. Woods!” the officer says, trying to get his attention.

As Woods approaches the officer, Woods ends his call and tells the officer, “I was just talking to the president.” It’s unclear whether Woods was referring to President Trump with whom he has a personal relationship. As Woods nears the end of the driveway, he is met by his longtime associate and friend, Rob McNamara.

Ten minutes later, at 3 p.m. ET, footage shows Woods seated on the push bumper of a patrol car. He is fielding questions from another officer, including whether he has had anything to drink today.

“None,” Woods says.

Officer: “Do you take any medications?”

Woods: “Yes, I take a few.”

Motrin, Woods says. Ibuprofen. Other parts of his response are redacted but police reported they found two pills of hydrocodone, a semi-synthetic opioid, in Woods’s pants pocket, a scene that comes to light later in the video.

Officer: “Did you take all of them today?”

Woods: “Yes.”

The officer then conducts a field sobriety test on Woods that is designed to detect involuntary eye jerking. Next comes a coordination test in which Woods extends his clenched fists, one on top of the other, in front of his chest.

By 3:11 p.m., the officer has made a determination. She asks Woods to face the hood of the car and put his hands behind his back.

As she applies handcuffs to Woods’ wrists, she says, “You’re under arrest for DUI.”

“You’re arresting me?” Woods says. He sounds incredulous.

“Yes, sir.”

Various cuts of the police footage have been shared by media outlets all over the world. Some show only the arrest; others include more mundane details, like police inspecting the trailer that Woods clipped and an unsuspecting cyclist approaching the scene to discover the road is blocked off. Throughout the arrest process, Woods is cordial and cooperative.

But he does not look well.

On Tuesday, Woods entered a not guilty plea to misdemeanor charges of DUI and refusal to submit to a lawful test. Later that day, he issued a statement that read: “I know and understand the seriousness of the situation I find myself in today. I am stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health. This is necessary in order for me to prioritize my well-being and work toward lasting recovery. I’m committed to taking the time needed to return to a healthier, stronger, and more focused place, both personally and professionally.”

On Wednesday, a Florida judge granted Woods permission to travel outside the U.S. to seek inpatient treatment. Woods’ attorney, Douglas Duncan, wrote in a court motion that his client required “intensive, highly individualized and medically integrated program.” The motion continued, “Ongoing medical scrutiny and public exposure create significant barriers to his care and would result in setbacks and an inability to fully engage in treatment.”

There is a chilling clip in the police footage that shows Woods cuffed in the back of a patrol car. Next stop: Martin County Jail. He has heavy eyes, persistent hiccups and a blanket over his shoulders. There is a moment when he grimaces, drops his head back onto the glass partition behind him and closes his eyes. We may never know what was running through Woods’ head in the cramped solitude of that back seat, but those images will live forever.

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