A Florida judge has ruled that prosecutors can access Tiger Woods’ hospital records from his March vehicle crash — a decision that hands investigators a potentially significant piece of evidence in the pending DUI case against the golfer.
Woods was arrested in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence following the crash. The exact date of the ruling wasn’t immediately available, but the judge’s order clears the way for prosecutors to review the medical records gathered after that incident.
The legal fight over records
Defense attorneys in DUI cases routinely resist turning over hospital documentation, since those records can contain blood toxicology results, medication disclosures, and physician observations — the kind of detail that shapes a prosecution’s case. The ruling here goes against that effort. Prosecutors now have access.
Woods hasn’t commented publicly on the judge’s decision. No trial date has been announced.
