Blow to Tiger Woods as Florida prosecutors seek to issue sweeping subpoena for prescription meds in DUI case
· New York PostFlorida prosecutors in Tiger Woods’ DUI case want all the records connected to the medications the golfer takes – including any driving warnings that came on pill bottles, a new court record shows.
Prosecutors in Martin County Florida said they will issue a subpoena to Lewis Pharmacy on April 22 for information about every prescription drug the crash-prone golf great was given including whether they were accompanied by any warnings against “operating a motor vehicle while taking the prescription,” a court filing shows.
The state’s attorney’s office wants to know the “date and time prescription was filled, type of prescription, number of pills in each prescription, the dosage amount, and all special instructions,” the document shows.
They are seeking records about meds issued to Woods from Jan.1 through March 27 – the date of his most recent DUI arrest after he rolled his Range Rover SUV and clipped a truck he was trying to pass near his Jupiter Island home.
The notice, filed by Assistant State Attorney Nirlaine Tallandier Smartt Tuesday, gives Woods’ side 10 days to object to the subpoena the office plans to serve on the pharmacy, which is based in Palm Beach.
The 50-year-old golf champion was arrested at the scene after he failed a field sobriety test.
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The breathalyzer test didn’t show any signs of alcohol, but he refused a urine test at the time and admitted to taking “a few pills.”
And two hydrocodone pills were found in Woods’ pocket, according to a police report.
He told cops at the time that he was “looking down at his cell phone and changing the radio station,” when the crash occurred.
Body camera footage of the arrest also showed Woods bragging about having just chatted on the phone with President Trump. Woods is dating Vanessa Trump, the mom of five of the president’s grandkids.
Woods has gotten into four car crashes since 2009 including a wreck that saw him arrested for driving under the influence in 2017. He took a plea deal in that case.
He pleaded not guilty to one DUI count and one count of refusing a urinalysis test in the arrest from last month and said in a social media post “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.”