Woods said to police he is on painkillers – the two loose pills were named as hydrocodone – and that he had taken a couple that morning before the 2pm incident last Friday (local time).
Hydrocodone - often prescribed when other pills are ineffective - is regarded as being highly addictive.
The report, a copy of which was obtained by TMZ, paints a bleak picture for Woods, who was also charged with DUI after a car accident in 2017 before enrolling on a rehabilitation programme.
He has been trying to regain match fitness after two back operations last year in order to appear at next week’s Masters, which would be his first competitive outing in 21 months. He has yet to withdraw from the Augusta field, although as the major is an invitational with no defined field size, he could wait until his tee-time in next Thursday’s first round before scratching.
The incident has created headlines around the world and US President Donald Trump told the Washington Post on Tuesday: “I have talked with Woods. I think he’s doing great, he’s doing good. He tested negative for alcohol, as you know, and he is under a tremendous physical pressure from his various ailments, you know, the back and the leg.
“He lives a life of pain. He has a lot of pain. He’s an amazing guy. He’s an amazing athlete. He does have pain. He doesn’t have an alcohol problem, but he does have pain.”
Woods is due in Augusta to open a nine-hole course on Sunday and for the Champions’ Dinner in the clubhouse on Tuesday.
However, these latest claims cast further doubt on any attendance.
After the crash, Woods - said to be decked in golf gear - agreed to a breathalyser, which he passed. He declined a urine test.
He faces a one-year driving ban if found guilty of DUI, in a court hearing that is due next month, and could also have to undertake 50 hours of community service.
The report provides details of the collision, with the truck driver – named as Jeromy Bullard – saying he saw a vehicle in his rear-view mirror approaching at pace and pulled over as much as he could to allow the driver to pass.
But Woods clipped the trailer, causing an estimated $5000 ($8701) in damage, before flipping over on to the driver’s side of his vehicle and skidding down the other side of the road. Bullard stated in the report that he and another unidentified individual helped Woods escape through the passenger side.
When inside the police car, Woods was described as sweating profusely. A policeman noted his movement was “lethargic and slow,” and he showed “severe signs of impairment”.
When he removed his sunglasses, the deputy sheriff observed Woods’ eyes to be “bloodshot and glassy” and his pupils to be “extremely dilated”.
As well as “limping and stumbling to the right” – Woods has been limping ever since a crash in 2021 in which he again turned over his vehicle and was lucky not to lose his right leg – he was reported to be repeatedly hiccuping.
After the prescription medication was found, he was asked if he was on painkillers.
“I take a few,” he replied. Woods was released shortly before midnight on Friday. There has been no statement from him or his camp since what was his fourth high-profile car accident in the last 17 years.
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