{"id":394699,"date":"2024-05-17T11:45:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T11:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=394699"},"modified":"2024-05-17T12:05:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T12:05:25","slug":"worlds-no-1-golfer-taken-in-handcuffs-by-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=394699","title":{"rendered":"World's No.1 golfer taken in handcuffs by police"},"content":{"rendered":"

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler<\/a> was detained by police on Friday for not following police instructions during a traffic jam that followed a traffic fatality involving a pedestrian, ESPN reported.<\/p>\n

ESPN had footage of Scheffler handcuffed and walking toward a police car in the morning darkness, with traffic shut down for about 1.6km in both directions.<\/p>\n

Police said the pedestrian was trying to cross the road when struck by a bus in a lane dedicated to vehicles entering the club.<\/p>\n

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\"Scottie<\/p>\n

Police said the man died at the scene.<\/p>\n

ESPN said Scheffler, who has a morning tee time, drove past a police officer and the officer went after his car screaming at him.<\/p>\n

Once stopped, he was put in handcuffs.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffDarlington\/status\/1791428598080938492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n

The second round of the PGA Championship<\/a> already was delayed by at least an hour because of rain.<\/p>\n

One Louisville police officer said the traffic was due to a pedestrian fatality just outside the main entrance to the club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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