The police report is available online. Google is your friend. Tiger was asleep, next to his car. His wife told police at the scene that he had been drinking earlier in the day. That is reasonable cause to effect arrest and to compel a blood test under Florida's statutory exception known as "implied consent".
"Why did the FHP have to try to subpoena blood evidence?"
Good question. If they had interviewed Tiger at the scene, or if they would have arrested him at the scene, they wouldn't have needed a warrant to compel a breathalyzer or BAC. In fact, they made no attempt to even speak to Tiger until the afternoon of the following day, even though they had witness statements that alcohol and prescription drugs may have been involved.
"Celebs should be treated like anyone else which means no favors but also means no publicity driven prosecutions."
That's right. And, as a military prosecutor with 25 years experience (several of which were in Florida0, it's clear to me that Tiger wasn't treated like anyone else. He was given considerations the evening of the accident that no other driver would have been. I have seen dozens of sailors involved in off-base, single vehicle accidents who were arrested while at the hospital. It happens all the time.
Well you have to concede immediately that the FHP who was requesting the subpoena did not even interview him. (That’s police code for we don’t have anything even remotely close to what we need but we sure are curious)
Bottom line he was not arrested at the scene and they did not have enough evidence to even begin to look into a prosecution. Kudos to the DA to boot them out of his office and not succumb to the temptation of a media spectacle prosecution.
I only called foul when the FHP tried to push for something they clearly had no business looking into at that point. Thankfully with the help of the states attorney they dropped this nonsense and moved on.
Anyway we are both outsiders to this event but I’m glad to see this was put to rest without a fishing expedition trial.
I must admit I lost a lot of faith in the judicial system after watching the Duke rape case unfold. It sends chills up my spine to think what would have happened had the parents of those innocent kids not had the tremendous financial resources to fight that unjust prosecution. Those kids were facing life in prison all so a politician lawyer could get reelected. Rant off.