Tiger Woods to police after his accident: "I was on the phone with the president"

Body camera footage released yesterday shows Tiger Woods telling an agent that he had just spoken "to the president" after the car accident which led to his arrest on March 27 in Florida.

“I was just talking to the president”

Images released by the Martin County Sheriff's Office show the 50-year-old American golfer hanging up his phone before telling a deputy: “I was just talking to the president”Tiger Woods was then on the phone with the American president Donald TrumpWe know he's a big fan of golf.

As a reminder, Tiger Woods was arrested on Friday, March 27, after his Land Rover overturned on a road on Jupiter Island, Florida. He told investigators he had been looking at his phone while changing radio stations before hitting the back of a truck. Authorities have filed felony charges against him, including driving under the influence, property damage, and refusing to submit to a legal breathalyzer test. A breathalyzer test showed no alcohol in his system, but Woods refused a urine test.

The video also shows Tiger Woods visibly disoriented at the time of his arrest. Reuters reports that he expresses surprise at being stopped, while officers discover two pills in his pocket, which the player identifies as Norco, a painkiller containing hydrocodone. According to a follow-up report, Tiger Woods later told the station that he was "not drunk," but that he was taking a prescription medication.

It should be noted that Tiger Woods pleaded not guilty and announced that he was withdrawing "for a period" in order to undergo treatment and focus on his health. Reuters later reported that a Florida judge had granted him permission to leave the United States to enter a residential care facility abroad.