Tiger Woods DUI case: Prosecutors will be get access to Woods' prescription drug records
Prosecutors will be allowed to request Tiger Woods’ prescription drug records as part of Woods’ DUI case, according to TC Palm.
Following Woods’ rollover crash in March, in which he was charged with driving under the influence, Florida prosecutors filed a motion of intent to subpoena Woods to obtain his prescription drug records from a local pharmacy between the dates of Jan. 1, 2026 and March 27, 2026, the day of the crash. Woods’ attorneys requested a hearing to determine the necessity of subpoenaing those records. That hearing took place Tuesday where, after both sides “agreed on a protective order governing the use and release of the records to shield them from public view,” a judge ruled prosecutors will be allowed to request said records, according to TC Palm.
Woods was driving early in the afternoon of March 27 when he collided with the back of a pickup truck’s trailer. Woods’ car turned over on its driver’s side, and Woods was arrested on charges of DUI after appearing impaired and lethargic to responding officers. During his arrest, officers found two pills which were determined to be hydrocodone, an opioid narcotic typically prescribed for pain.
Woods has pleaded not guilty to the charges and has requested a jury trial.
Prosecutors announced that the subpoena for Woods’ “prescription drug dispensary records” would be filed on April 22. The prosecutors are seeking “any and all prescription medication on file” for Woods, including “date and time prescription was filled, type of prescription, number of pills in each prescription, the dosage amount, all special instructions on how to take the medication, date of next refill, all warnings, including but not limited to operating a motor vehicle while taking the prescription.”
Woods has been involved in four separate traffic incidents that involved law enforcement, including a 2021 wreck in which he nearly lost his leg after flipping his car in California. Following this most recent wreck, Woods released a statement in which he said, “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.”
Woods missed the Masters several weeks later, and reportedly has or is seeking treatment at a facility in Europe. Woods will also miss this week’s PGA Championship in suburban Philadelphia, which tees off Thursday.
