Hydrocodone found on Tiger Woods as crash raises questions after 0.000 test

Hydrocodone pills were found in the pocket of Tiger Woods after his recent car crash, according to newly released police documents, even as tests showed no alcohol in his system.

The 15-time major winner has entered a not guilty plea in his DUI case and requested a jury trial, the Associated Press reported.

A detail raising new questions

A probable cause affidavit revealed officers discovered two pills marked M367, identified as hydrocodone, a prescription opioid used for pain relief, in Woods’ pocket following the crash.

Woods told officers he had taken prescription medication earlier in the day.

However, a breathalyser test later recorded a blood alcohol level of 0.000.

‘Several signs of impairment’

Despite no alcohol being detected, officers reported multiple signs of impairment.

According to the affidavit, Woods appeared to be sweating heavily, moving slowly and speaking lethargically. His eyes were described as bloodshot and glassy, with extremely dilated pupils.

He also stumbled during a field sobriety test, though he told officers he has undergone multiple back and leg surgeries.

Police concluded he was unable to safely operate a vehicle and placed him under arrest.

Crash, charges and a familiar pattern

The incident occurred on Friday afternoon when Woods’ vehicle struck a trailer attached to a slower-moving truck and overturned. No injuries were reported.

Woods told police he had been looking at his phone and adjusting the radio and did not realise the vehicle ahead had slowed down.

He was charged with DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test after declining a urine analysis.

Woods was later taken to hospital but refused treatment, before being returned to jail and released on $1,500 bail. The case is scheduled for arraignment later this month.

Woods has previously linked a 2017 driving incident to prescribed medication after appearing disoriented during a traffic stop.

The latest developments have again put his use of medication under scrutiny, with one detail now driving the conversation: hydrocodone was present, but alcohol was not.

What remains unclear is what exactly led to the crash.