STUART, Fla. — A Florida courtroom will be the scene of a legal battle Tuesday as Tiger Woods’ defense team fights to keep the golf legend’s prescription medication records private following his DUI arrest in March.
The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday morning in Martin County circuit court, located just north of Palm Beach County. State prosecutors have issued a subpoena demanding access to all prescription drug records for Woods from a Palm Beach pharmacy covering January through the end of March. Woods’ defense lawyer Doug Duncan filed court documents last month arguing that his client has constitutional privacy protections regarding his prescription medications.
Should the judge rule that the medication records are required for the case, Duncan has requested a protective order that would restrict access to only prosecutors, law enforcement personnel, state experts and Woods’ legal team.
The golf superstar has entered a not guilty plea to the DUI charges. According to the sheriff’s department report, officers discovered two pain medication pills in Woods’ possession and observed signs of impairment after his vehicle struck a truck’s trailer and overturned.
The incident occurred on Jupiter Island, where Woods was driving at excessive speeds on a residential beachside road with a posted speed limit of 30 mph when his Land Rover caused $5,000 in damage to the truck, according to the incident report. While Woods consented to a breathalyzer test that detected no alcohol, he declined to take a urine test, officials reported.
