Instagram Model Laci Kay Somers Addresses Rumors Of Partying With Tiger Woods Prior To DUI Arrest
An Instagram model, who was rumored to have been partying with Tiger Woods prior to his DUI arrest Monday, has opened up about the reports calling them false. Laci Kay Somers told TMZ Wednesday that multiple reports of her being with Woods in Florida Sunday night are made up.
Somers insisted she was in Los Angeles all weekend spending time with her mother, and that she never met the famous golfer. The model, who has 8 million followers on Instagram, said she had no history with Woods, including phone calls or text messages. She also told TMZ she was unaware about how the rumors of her being with Woods sparked.
Somers' comments came the same day a dash cam video of Woods being arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated was released. The video shows both the moment officers approached the athlete’s 2015 Mercedes-Benz as well as his sobriety test.
The video shows Woods being asked if he knew where he was coming from, to which he responded “Jupiter.” However, Woods later sounded confused when the officer asked him if he knew where he was, to which he replied “Jupiter,” adding, “my house.”
Woods was arrested 3 a.m. Monday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, an incident Woods later clarified in a statement was the result of an “unexpected reaction to prescribed medications.”
The arresting officer noted Woods’ speech was “slow and slurred,” and he failed to complete tasks required of a sobriety test “several times.” Despite Woods failing the sobriety test administered by police, a breathalyzer test later revealed 0.00 blood alcohol level.
“I understand the severity of what I did and I take full responsibility for my actions,” Woods said in a statement Monday evening. “I want the public to know that alcohol was not involved. What happened was an unexpected reaction to prescribed medications. I didn’t realize the mix of medications had affected me so strongly.”
Read: Video Of Tiger Woods' DUI Arrest Released
On Tuesday however, Mothers Against Drunk Driving slammed Woods' for the incident.
“When athletes and celebrities who serve as role models, like Tiger Woods, allegedly make the decision to drive impaired, it sends a dangerous and deadly message,” a MADD spokesperson told TMZ adding, “There are no excuses to drive under the influence of any impairing substance, whether it's [sic] alcohol or any legal or illegal impairing drugs.”
While it's still unclear what mix of prescription medications was in his system at the time of the incident, Woods does have a well-documented back injury.
Sports commentator Skip Bayless raised the question of why Woods did not appear to have known how his body would react to the medication he had been taking for a long time and chose to get behind the wheel.
“[T]here were reports when he went down to the Gentle Path Rehab Institute for his sex addiction issues — that was back in 2009 — that also part of the package was that he was having pill problems to boot,” Bayless said Tuesday.
“I think he’s had ongoing issues with that. I said yesterday I didn’t know of any ongoing alcohol issues, but I read more deeply last night. He has been known to talk about having an adult beverage now and then. His father was known to be a big drinker, but could handle his alcohol.”
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