According to TMZ.com, the Florida Highway Patrol is trying to obtain a search warrant in Tiger Woods’ case after three failed attempts to talk to him about what happened during his accident on Friday morning.
One big piece of evidence showing probable cause … sources tell us Tiger’s wife, Elin Nordegren told FHP troopers she went looking for Tiger in a golf cart, came upon the accident and then used a golf club to break the window to gain entry. That’s a very different story from what she first told Windemere cops shortly after the accident — she never mentioned a golf cart. Nordegren told Windemere police she had walked out of her house, saw the crash, went back inside to get a golf club and returned to the vehicle.
And there’s more … although alcohol was not involved, Tiger was in and out of consciousness and TMZ has already reported Tiger told a friend he was taking prescription meds for pain, which could be evidence of DUI. This, too, could constitute probable cause to obtain a warrant.
The Florida Highway Patrol will have to go to court and show probable cause that a crime had been committed in order to receive a warrant. That may or may not be hard to prove.
There has been something off about this situation from the start and it may be awhile before the real story comes out (if it every does, that is). The problem is that some media will run with whatever little rumor they uncover (or fabricate) and it’ll muddy what really happened. Either way, Tigers’ rep will likely take a hit for the time being, but the public has a short memory and will eventually forget about this once he starts winning championships again.
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