Tiger Woods told police that he was looking down at his cell phone and changing the radio station before a March 27 traffic crash in Florida that resulted in his SUV flipping on its side.
The new details come as the Martin County Sheriff's Department released Woods' arrest affidavit on March 31. The 15-time major golf champion was also described as "sweating profusely" when speaking with investigators after the crash.
The affidavit, obtained by USA TODAY Sports, also included observations by the arresting officer that Woods' eyes were "bloodshot and glassy" as he performed a variety of field sobriety tests. In addition, a sheriff's deputy found two small white pills in Woods' pants pocket. The pills were later identified as hydrocodone, a potent opioid used to treat severe, chronic pain.
Woods, 50, was charged with DUI and failure to submit to a DUI test following the two-vehicle crash on Jupiter Island, where he has a home.
Neither Woods nor the driver of the other vehicle were injured in the crash.
