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Tiger Woods breathalyzer test showed no alcohol in his system

By Derek Helling

Jan 26, 2017; La Jolla, CA, USA; Tiger Woods looks on after teeing off on the 1st hole during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 26, 2017; La Jolla, CA, USA; Tiger Woods looks on after teeing off on the 1st hole during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports /
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An affidavit from the Jupiter, Florida Police Department shows the results of Tiger Woods’ breathalyzer test, and the BAC was .000.

Since Tiger Woods’ arrest for driving under the influence on Monday, he has insisted that alcohol was not involved in the situation. The results of a Tiger Woods breathalyzer test made public by the court documents of the case support his statement.

The affidavit does provide details of the evidence demonstrating Woods’ impaired status, however. It says that when Woods was discovered in his vehicle which was stopped in the right-hand lane of a public roadway, Woods was asleep with the engine running and right-hand turn signal activated.

Furthermore, the affidavit states that Woods was unable to pass several other tests administered by the attending officer and that Woods changed his story about where he came from along with where he was going multiple times.

DUI laws in most states cover much more than alcohol impairment. The fact that Woods’ breathalyzer test shows no alcohol in his system does not make Woods immune from any degree of DUI prosecution, nor does it absolutely prove that Woods hadn’t ingested any alcohol during the weekend.

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This is a criminal case, the burden of proof is on the state of Florida to prove that Woods knowingly ingested substances that he was aware could impair his ability to drive and then while under the possible effects of those substances, he chose to operate a motor vehicle on a public roadway.

Woods’ defense could be quite simple. All he needs to do is create reasonable doubt that he was aware of the possible impairment that the prescription drugs he alleges he took could have impaired his ability to drive. Additionally, Woods could argue that the decision to get behind the wheel was part of the impairment, and he was not in his right mind at the point at which he made that decision.

This case is far from over, but the filing of this affidavit by the Jupiter Police Department suggests that the state intends to prosecute Woods. The fact that Woods blew a .000 supports his statement that alcohol did not lead to his impairment, but that could turn out to be a rather insignificant fact in this case.

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