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14th March, 2010
ORLANDO, Florida: Police kept the wife of Tiger Woods from riding in an ambulance with the injured golf star after his November crash over concerns of domestic violence, records released Friday showed.
Florida Highway Patrol records released to the Orlando Sentinel unveiled the details of what happened on the night the Woods sex scandal erupted, including the fact Elin Woods told police her husband had taken two medications.
Authorities appeared to suspect Woods was driving under the influence of prescription drugs when his vehicle struck two curbs, a row of shrubs, a hydrant and a tree on November 27, leading to him being taken to a hospital.
The reports showed that Elin Woods tried to accompany her husband to the hospital but the ambulance crew would not allow her entry, saying the early morning incident was a case of domestic violence, according to the newspaper.
Woods was ticketed by the Florida Highway Patrol and paid US$164 for a careless driving violation, although the accident opened the door to revelations of adultery that have cost Woods millions of dollars in endorsement deals.
Woods has taken on indefinite break from golf while trying to sort out his personal life but has started working with coach Hank Haney and practicing again, leading to speculation he will play at next month’s Masters tournament.
Florida Highway Patrol records released to the newspaper Friday also revealed that investigators tried to obtain the golfer’s medical records from HealthCentral hospital in Ocoee to see whether or not Woods was driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
But a nurse told patrolmen the records office was closed and they would have to return Monday.
“The director of medical records at first stated their computer system was not working, then she stated that they would not provide that information without a warrant on (Woods) regarding whether or not medical blood had been drawn,” according to a report from patrolman Thomas DeWitt.
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