Judge Grants Prosecutors Access to Tiger Woods' 3-Month Prescription Records After March DUI Arrest
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Updated · Fox News · May 12
Judge Grants Prosecutors Access to Tiger Woods' 3-Month Prescription Records After March DUI Arrest
14 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 12
A Florida judge ruled prosecutors can obtain Tiger Woods' prescription drug records from Jan. 1 through March 27 for use in his DUI case, though the records will remain sealed from the public.
The subpoena fight followed Woods' March rollover crash and arrest, after deputies found two white pills later identified as hydrocodone and said his lethargic movements suggested impairment by an unknown substance.
Woods' lawyer argued the records request violated his constitutional privacy rights, but prosecutors sought the history after Woods told officers he takes several prescription medications following seven back surgeries and more than 20 leg operations.
Woods blew triple-zeroes on a breath test, was charged with DUI, property damage, refusal to submit to testing and careless driving, and has pleaded not guilty while demanding a jury trial.
Days after the crash, Woods said he would seek treatment and later received court permission on April 1 to travel abroad for comprehensive inpatient care, delaying any return to golf.
Is Tiger Woods a public menace who drove impaired or a chronic pain patient caught in a flawed legal system?
Will a new Florida law turn Woods' refusal to provide a sample into the key evidence that convicts him?