Golf icon Tiger Woods’ attorneys are expected to attend a hearing on Tuesday in his ongoing DUI case.The matter at hand is whether a subpoena of Woods’ prescription records is relevant to the case or a violation of his privacy.Previous Coverage: Tiger Woods DUI, reckless driving court hearings rescheduled in May in Martin CountyFormer Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg said if prosecutors get those records, it would be powerful evidence for their case against the golf legend.Prosecutors in Martin County plan to issue a subpoena for copies of all of Woods’ prescription medication records on file since the beginning of the year at Lewis Pharmacy in Palm Beach.”A critical part of a DUI medication case in Florida, as opposed to whether you been drinking alcohol is proving that the driver knew or should have known that the drug could impair his ability to drive safely. Since Tiger Woods blew a 0.00, the ultimate question is whether he was impaired by the medication that he was taking,” Aronberg said.In court records, prosecutors said they want the times those prescriptions were filled, the number of pills, dosage amounts, and any instructions, including any warnings about driving while taking them.”Prosecutors want to find out what he was taking and, most importantly, what’s on the warning label? Did a warning label say things like do not drive? That’s what they want to know,” Aronberg said.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25Attorneys for Woods objected to the subpoena last month, citing privacy concerns and requesting a hearing on the relevance of the records.But Aronberg said it’s about more than privacy.”If the state is able to get these records, it could be powerful evidence that Tiger Woods was impaired and that it wasn’t an accident that he was taking these drugs that day, because they want to show in his mind he knew that he was not supposed to take these pills before getting into a car,” Aronberg said.Aronberg predicts that both sides will walk away at least partially satisfied at the hearing.”I think the judge is going to issue a split decision. I think the judge is going to grant the prosecutor’s request to subpoena these records but is going to prevent these records from being released to the public. But really, that’s a win for prosecutors,” Aronberg said.That hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday.Woods also has another pending hearing related to a careless driving citation that had to be rescheduled from earlier this month.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. —
Golf icon Tiger Woods’ attorneys are expected to attend a hearing on Tuesday in his ongoing DUI case.
The matter at hand is whether a subpoena of Woods’ prescription records is relevant to the case or a violation of his privacy.
Previous Coverage: Tiger Woods DUI, reckless driving court hearings rescheduled in May in Martin County
Former Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg said if prosecutors get those records, it would be powerful evidence for their case against the golf legend.
Prosecutors in Martin County plan to issue a subpoena for copies of all of Woods’ prescription medication records on file since the beginning of the year at Lewis Pharmacy in Palm Beach.
“A critical part of a DUI medication case in Florida, as opposed to whether you been drinking alcohol is proving that the driver knew or should have known that the drug could impair his ability to drive safely. Since Tiger Woods blew a 0.00, the ultimate question is whether he was impaired by the medication that he was taking,” Aronberg said.
In court records, prosecutors said they want the times those prescriptions were filled, the number of pills, dosage amounts, and any instructions, including any warnings about driving while taking them.
“Prosecutors want to find out what he was taking and, most importantly, what’s on the warning label? Did a warning label say things like do not drive? That’s what they want to know,” Aronberg said.
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Attorneys for Woods objected to the subpoena last month, citing privacy concerns and requesting a hearing on the relevance of the records.
But Aronberg said it’s about more than privacy.
“If the state is able to get these records, it could be powerful evidence that Tiger Woods was impaired and that it wasn’t an accident that he was taking these drugs that day, because they want to show in his mind he knew that he was not supposed to take these pills before getting into a car,” Aronberg said.
Aronberg predicts that both sides will walk away at least partially satisfied at the hearing.
“I think the judge is going to issue a split decision. I think the judge is going to grant the prosecutor’s request to subpoena these records but is going to prevent these records from being released to the public. But really, that’s a win for prosecutors,” Aronberg said.
That hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Woods also has another pending hearing related to a careless driving citation that had to be rescheduled from earlier this month.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.