By now, you know that golfer Tiger Woods was involved in a rollover crash on Friday, March 27, and has been in the news ever since. Woods, 50, crashed in Jupiter, Florida, when his SUV clipped a trailer and rolled onto its side. The golfer reportedly had two hydrocodone pills in his pocket when authorities got to him, and he was placed under arrest.
Woods pleaded not guilty, according to a Tuesday, March 31 report from CBS 12 News. The report adds that the “not guilty plea comes after a probable cause affidavit revealed that deputies found two white pills in Tiger Woods’ pocket, identified by imprint as hydrocodone, during his DUI arrest following a rollover crash in Martin County, a case that also includes a refusal to submit to a urine test under a recently strengthened Florida law.”
Ted Hollander, a DUI defense attorney with the Ticket Clinic, told CBS 12 News, “The fact that they found medication in his pocket is a negative for his case—not great for his defense. That’s the first thing we want to figure out: whether a doctor prescribed the medications.”
Now, Woods has requested permission to travel outside the U.S. On Wednesday, April 1, a judge announced his decision in the matter.
Judge Announces Decision in Tiger Woods Request
On Wednesday, a Florida judge granted Woods’ request to travel outside the U.S. and go into a comprehensive inpatient treatment facility, according to court records obtained by ESPN.
“Woods’ attorney, Douglas Duncan, made the motion to travel Wednesday, citing the golfer’s urgent need for an ‘intensive, highly individualized and medically integrated program’ and ‘privacy from media and public scrutiny,’” the report adds.
Martin county court judge Darren Steele is the one who granted the motion after a Wednesday teleconference with Duncan and assistant state attorney Caroline Houston.
“Based upon the Defendant’s treating physician, the out of country treatment facility recommendation is based upon the Defendant’s complex clinical presentation and the urgent need for a level of care that cannot safely or effectively be done within the United States,” Duncan stated in the motion, “as his privacy has been repeatedly compromised.”
Tiger Woods Opened Up About Back Surgery
Woods incident happened just days after he returned to the Jupiter Links Golf Club semifinals in March, after coming back from back surgery. Speaking in a press conference on Tuesday, March 24, he was asked how he felt physically.
He was honest and said that even though he “feels fine,” it’s different coming back from an injury at an older age. “Feels fine physically. It was just interesting the shots because usually you have more of a rhythm when you’re actually playing a normal round of golf, hitting shots,” he told reporters. “Here it feels like I’m getting iced a bit at times. It’s just a different rhythm.”
He continued, “It’s like when you play Ryder Cup or Presidents Cups and you play in foursomes. Some matches you just don’t hit a putt for like 10, 11 holes and all of a sudden you’ve got to make a three-footer.”
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