Tiger Woods’ prescription drug records can be used in DUI case, judge says - BERITAJA

Tiger Woods’ medicine supplier records will beryllium handed complete to prosecutors pursuing his March apprehension connected suspicion of driving nether the influence successful Florida.

Circuit Court Judge Darren Steele approved an statement betwixt Woods’ defence lawyer and prosecutors connected Tuesday greeting aft a four-minute proceeding successful Martin County, according to tribunal documents viewed by The Associated Press.

The proceeding comes aft the celebrated golfer’s arrest for a DUI charge, to which he pleaded not blameworthy successful March aft a rollover car incident successful Florida.

Defence lawyer Doug Duncan had antecedently based on that Woods has a law correct to privateness erstwhile it comes to his medicine medications aft prosecutors said they intended to rumor a lawsuit seeking copies of Woods’ medicine records connected file astatine Lewis Pharmacy successful Palm Beach, Fla., from the commencement of the twelvemonth to the extremity of March.

During the proceeding connected Tuesday, Duncan acknowledged that the correct is not absolute and that prosecutors could make a compelling statement for why they were needed, The Associated Press reports.

Prosecutors agreed to Duncan’s petition for a protective bid limiting the merchandise of the records only to prosecutors, rule enforcement officers, authorities experts and Woods’ defence team, but not to the public.

BERITAJA has reached retired to Duncan for further comment, but has not received a response.

The news comes 1 period aft Florida prosecutors were seeking each records connected to Woods’ medicine medications, including dosages and warnings that whitethorn be aware against driving.

They want to found the times the prescriptions were filled, the number of pills fixed to Woods, the dosage amounts and the instructions pinch the medications, according to online tribunal filings, The Associated Press and the New York Times reported.

Woods said he was stepping distant to activity curen aft pleading not guilty successful his driving nether the power case.

“This is basal successful bid for maine to prioritize my well-being and activity toward lasting recovery,” Woods wrote successful a statement.

“I’m committed to taking the clip needed to return successful a healthier, stronger, and much focused place, some personally and professionally. I admit your knowing and support, and inquire for privateness for my family, loved ones and myself astatine this time.”

The 50-year-old pro golfer’s lawyer entered a written plea of not guilty, according to the online tribunal docket for Martin County, viewed by BERITAJA. Woods waived his April 23 arraignment proceeding and demanded a proceedings by assemblage aft entering the plea.

Woods’ not blameworthy plea came hours aft a sheriff’s study said deputies recovered 2 symptom pills successful his pouch and he showed signs of impairment aft his SUV clipped a trailer and rolled complete onto its side.

His eyes were bloodshot and glassy, his pupils dilated and he had opioid pills — identified arsenic hydrocodone — connected him erstwhile interviewed astatine the segment of the crash, according to the apprehension study released by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.

Woods’ movements were slow and lethargic, he was sweating arsenic he talked to deputies successful the backmost spot of an air-conditioned car and he told them he had taken medicine medication earlier successful the morning, according to the report.

He told deputies he had been looking astatine his telephone and fiddling pinch the power moments earlier he deed the trailer, according to the report.

Woods faces charges of DUI pinch spot harm and refusal to taxable to DUI testing aft the clang connected South Beach Road successful Jupiter Island, tribunal records show.

—with files from BERITAJA’ Rachel Goodman and The Associated Press