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As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Tiger Woods was arrested on a drunken driving charge in Florida last week.
The golf legend was arrested after flipping his SUV not far from his home in Jupiter, and body camera footage of Woods’ arrest has shed light on some surprising details of the incident.
For one thing, Tiger seems to have a hard time staying awake, which isn’t usually the case when someone is arrested after flipping their car.
Furthermore, it appears that the first person Tiger thought of contacting was none other than his good friend and fellow golf enthusiast Donald Trump.
Yes, at about 17 minutes into the video above, Tiger walks down the road a bit to make a call.
“Yes, I was just talking to the president!” He proudly tells one of the arresting officers after hanging up the call.
We believe that if there was ever a time to try and ask for a favor, it would be when you have just been picked on for a DUI. And it doesn’t hurt that Tiger is dating Vanessa Trump, the president’s former daughter-in-law.
But Trump apparently couldn’t prevent Tiger’s arrest (although that doesn’t mean he wouldn’t be willing to issue a pardon if Woods was convicted).
Undeterred, Tiger had a few other tricks up his sleeve, such as when he asked a policeman if he was playing in the Masters next week.
“I hope so,” Woods replied, before the golfer’s friend, later identified as a member of his management team, replied, “Depends on all of you.”
Clearly, Tiger and his friend were hoping to stay out of this mess, but an overturned SUV isn’t something that can be easily swept under the rug.
Woods failed field sobriety tests conducted by officers wearing body cameras. So the cops will have to do some serious maneuvering to clear his name.
At one point in the video, Tiger asks officers if he can retrieve his golf clubs from the overturned car, noting that he “won 14 major championships” with that particular club.
We guess you can’t blame the guy for trying to cash in on his star power.
Police had no choice but to arrest Woods.
But even if the crime is repeated, he will likely not face any serious consequences.
Tiger is a famous billionaire and is friends with the president, all of which makes it unlikely that he will ever see the inside of a prison cell.
Indeed, the judge granted Woods permission to leave the country to seek treatment.
His lawyers argued that he needed to go abroad for privacy reasons, which is completely illogical, as he is certainly world famous.
Whatever the case, we hope he can find the treatment he needs.
Everyone would have liked to see the Masters return next week, but the guy clearly needs to focus on his health and sobriety right now.
