Tiger Woods Had Pills In His Pocket At Time Of DUI Arrest, Cops Say

Cops say Tiger Woods had two loose hydrocodone pills in his pocket at the time of his DUI arrest … with the golf superstar claiming his cell phone and radio distracted him prior to his rollover crash.

TMZ Sports has obtained the arrest affidavit in connection to the March 27th incident in Florida … which details everything that led to 50-year-old’s stint in jail.

According to the report, Woods was sweating profusely after the crash, despite sitting in the back of a vehicle with cool air flowing … and a deputy noted his movement was “lethargic and slow,” and he showed “severe signs of impairment.”

When he removed his sunglasses, the deputy observed Woods’ eyes to be “bloodshot and glassy” and his pupils were “extremely dilated.” They also noted Woods appeared “extremely alert” during the investigation.

Woods was asked if he takes any prescription medication … and he replied, “I take a few.”

Woods told deputies he was traveling from his home … which is about 5 minutes from the crash scene.

During a search of Woods’ person, the deputy stated they located two white pills inside his left pants pocket with the marks “M367” — revealed to be hydrocodone, an opioid medication used to treat severe pain.

Woods agreed to field sobriety tests — and he appeared to have a leg injury, as he was “limping and stumbling to the right” He explained he has had seven back surgeries and over 20 operations on his leg.

He had a compression sock over his right knee, according to the report.

According to the report, Woods had a gnarly case of the hiccups throughout the investigation.

When asked if he consumed alcohol that day, he responded “none” … but stated he took his prescription medication earlier in the morning. He stated he did not consume any illegal substances.

As for what caused the crash, Woods claimed he was busy looking at his cell phone and changing the radio station … and didn’t realize the car in front of him had slowed down until it was too late.

The damage to the truck and pressure washer trailer is estimated to be $5,000 … with the rear left fender and wheel of the trailer getting wrecked.

As we previously reported, Woods’ black Range Rover collided with the pickup truck that had slowed down to turn into a driveway on Beach Road in Hobe Sound around 2 PM.

Woods traveled over the double solid line and into oncoming traffic to avoid impact … but struck the back bumper of the truck, causing his car to flip on the driver’s side.

The driver of the vehicle, Jeromy Bullard, stated he and another unidentified individual helped Woods out of his car through the passenger side.

At the jail, Woods took a breathalyzer … and both samples came back 0.00. He refused to take a urine test.

He was then taken to a hospital due to being involved in a traffic crash … but refused all treatment. When he was discharged, he was transported back to jail.

As we reported, Woods was arrested for DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test.

He has a court appearance slated for later next month.