Tiger Woods was concerned in a rollover crash on Friday in Jupiter Island, FL, 5 years after struggling vital leg accidents in a well-documented crash close to Los Angeles.
The news emerged shortly after 3 p.m. ET, however with imprecise particulars circulating throughout media shops and social media till a press convention from Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek supplied extra specifics at 5 p.m, explaining that Woods was arrested and charged with driving beneath the affect.
Here’s a take a look at how ESPN networks, The Golf Channel, and NCS approached the breaking news and Budensiek press convention.
At 3:37 p.m., throughout second-round protection of the Texas Children’s Houston Open, The Golf Channel shared news of the Woods crash, together with a screenshot of an X submit and a photograph of the scene.
Golf Channel addresses news of Tiger Woods’ automobile crash throughout protection of the Texas Children’s Houston Open. pic.twitter.com/ZC3tUYodOk
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At 3:44 p.m., NCS delivered a breaking news report concerning the Woods crash.
NCS breaks into protection with news that Tiger Woods was concerned in a rollover crash in Florida. pic.twitter.com/nJfcLBPSyi
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ESPN started relaying news of a Woods crash on the BottomLine round 3:30 p.m. whereas exhibiting reside motion of the ladies’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.
At 3:55 p.m., throughout a third-quarter break within the motion of the Notre Dame-Vanderbilt Sweet 16 recreation, ESPN anchor Zubin Mehenti delivered the breaking news.
The Budensiek press convention arrived at 5 p.m., and it was proven reside on The Golf Channel and ESPN2 (as ESPN had the ladies’s NCAA Tournament protection). The Golf Channel press convention lower into the Texas Children’s Houston Open, with the community informing viewers that the golf protection may very well be discovered on its web site.
“[Tiger Woods] did a breathalyzer test, blew triple zeroes. But when it came time for us to ask for a urinalysis test, he refused. And so, he’s been charged with DUI, with property damage, and refusal to submit to a lawful test… No one was injured.” pic.twitter.com/xEh0uhpLg4
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With ESPN exhibiting the Women’s NCAA Tournament, ESPN2 went reside to the Martin County Sheriff’s press convention concerning the Tiger Woods crash reside at 5 p.m. ET. https://t.co/gv9Y6RPleP pic.twitter.com/JAe5z6F1p6
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“Our DUI investigators came to the scene here, and Mr. Woods did exemplify signs of impairment,” Budensiek defined within the press convention. “They did several tests on him. Of course, he did explain the injuries and the surgeries that he had. We did take that into account. But they did do some in-depth roadside tests, and when it was determined, he was placed under arrest and taken to the Martin County Jail.”
“At the Martin County Jail, and even on scene, we really weren’t suspicious of alcohol being involved in this case, and that proved to be true at the jail,” Budensiek continued. “Mr. Woods did a breathalyzer test, blew triple zeroes. But when it came time for us to ask for a urinalysis test, he refused. And so, he’s been charged with DUI, with property damage, and refusal to submit to a lawful test. In the crash, no one was injured. Mr. Woods did not seem to be injured at all, and the other gentlemen were not injured.”