Tiger Woods says he was 'talking to the president' in body cam footage
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Tiger Woods was seen in body camera footage released Thursday by the Martin County (Florida) Sheriff's office talking on the phone as he was approached by police in the wake of a rollover crash that led to his arrest last week.
After he got off the phone, he told an officer he was “just talking to the president.”
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Woods was arrested on suspicion of DUI after crawling out of his rolled-over vehicle following a two-vehicle crash on Jupiter Island just after 2 p.m. ET on March 27.
The golfer was driving a Land Rover northbound at high speeds before overtaking a truck pulling a trailer with a pressure cleaner and clipping it. The speed limit posted was 30 mph.
It was not explicitly clear if Woods had just gotten off the phone with President Donald Trump, but Trump did send well wishes in the hours following Woods’ accident.
"He's got some difficulty. There was an accident, and that's all I know," Trump said when asked about Woods. "Very close friend of mine. He's an amazing person. Amazing man. But some difficulty. I don't want to talk about it."
The 50-year-old golfer is dating Vanessa Trump, 48, the ex-wife of Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr. Trump awarded Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, in 2019.
Woods was released late on March 27 from the Martin County Jail in Stuart, Florida. He was seen leaving the side entrance of the jail, riding in the passenger seat of an SUV.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tiger Woods 'talking to the president,' he says in body cam footage