Tiger Woods injured in car crash

mike65

breaking news

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/report_tiger_woods_seriously_hurt_T3EBTXFXEdjTMXc5j6pdOP

Mental Mickey

mike65 wrote: »

breaking news

Link?

grafter12

Just spotted this on Sky news.

Here is the link to the Orlando local Paper with the initial report

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-bk-tiger-woods-accident,0,1369881.story

Jigga

Jesus, hope it's not too serious.

One Cold Hand

Jesus. Hope he's okay.

JonathanAnon

hard to work out how serious it is at this stage.. I've seen reports that say "hurt", "badly hurt", "seriously injured"... most agree that he hit a fire hydrant and a tree after pulling out of his driveway at about 2am this morning.

mike65

Apparently he was breath tested and passed.

D2D

grafter12 wrote: »

Just spotted this on Sky news.

Here is the link to the Orlando local Paper with the initial report

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-bk-tiger-woods-accident,0,1369881.story

Just read the story and it seems strange imo. 33mph out of a driveway, hit a fire hydrant and a tree.

Wish him well and hope he's not seriously injured

BiffoGooner

According to Sky News the airbags in his car didn't deploy, so it's likely he was doing under 30.Surely he couldn't be too badly hurt if that's the case.?

JonathanAnon

Newstalk say charges are pending...... Orlando police said, but did not say who the charges are against.

I wonder does Mickleson have an alibi?

TanG411

I hope he's alright. Some reports saying he's released from hospital apparently.

Source: SSN.

JonathanAnon

Dare_2_defy wrote: »

33mph out of a driveway, hit a fire hydrant and a tree.

And still hit the fairway?

Woods' agent has just tweeted to say that Tiger is fine... source again is Newstalk.

ant043

i really hope he's not hurt bad. Golf wouldn't be the same without him.

JonathanAnon

Woods 'fine' after accident, says agent

According to CNBC reporter Darren Rovell, Woods' agent says the golfer is 'fine' after being involved in a car accident early Friday morning. Woods was taken to the hospital in "serious condition." CNN confirms that Woods is still in the hospital, over 12 hours after the accident reportedly took place.

http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2009/11/woods-fine-after-accident-says-agent.html


Rovell's Twitter
http://www.twitter.com/darrenrovell1

tricky D

Accident at Deacon Circle which is off Payne Stewart Drive!!!

shamblertine

why do reports about celebrities always say they are seriously injured when thats not the case, its like last week with all the reports sayin cudicini had life changing injuries

Mental Mickey

shamblertine wrote: »

why do reports about celebrities always say they are seriously injured when thats not the case, its like last week with all the reports sayin cudicini had life changing injuries

Cos media can't resist the headlines before they gather all the facts.

thoscon

jesus hope hes ok.ssn still saying hes seriously injured

Rujib1

Put this accident down to use of a bad driver:cool:

BiffoGooner

Rujib1 wrote: »

Put this accident down to use of a bad driver:cool:

FAIL.

Mental Mickey

Rujib1 wrote: »

Put this accident down to use of a bad driver:cool:

There's a thread in "After Hours" for that kind of talk.

Smyth

Good to hear he's ok.

BiffoGooner

Facial Lascerations only.Good news.

Sky News presenter trying not to sound dissapointed.

Mister Sifter

I wonder if this has anything to do with him allegedly playing away from home?

JonathanAnon

tricky D wrote: »

Accident at Deacon Circle which is off Payne Stewart Drive!!!

When Payne Stewart had that accident, I told my brother that he had been whacking golfballs around the fuselage when one went through the window and caused decompression. He believed me, he's some dope.

Jesus, Ricky Whittle and Tiger Woods in car crashes today...

75% of televised talented males almost go wiped out!

Jigga

Mister Sifter wrote: »

I wonder if this has anything to do with him allegedly playing away from home?

You'd wonder, crashing at 30mph into neighbour's tree at 2.25am?

I doubt it though, why would you when you can come home to this

copacetic

gentle modly reminder that this isn't after hours. harsh reminders are available for anyone who wants one.

Mister Sifter

Jigga wrote: »

You'd wonder, crashing at 30mph into neighbour's tree at 2.25am?

I doubt it though, why would you when you can come home to this

Facial laccerations? I reckon his wife found out he was cheating and switched his razor to a Wilkinson Sword.

He's due to be playing a tournament next week so hopefully he's ok.

themonboys

Deleted User wrote: »

Jesus, Ricky Whittle and Tiger Woods in car crashes today...

75% of televised talented males almost go wiped out!

Link?

Mental Mickey

Mister Sifter wrote: »

Facial laccerations? I reckon his wife found out he was cheating and switched his razor to a Wilkinson Sword.

cough "After Hours" cough

ant043

it looks like he's ok. Thank god for that.

f22

Injury aside, I find the whole thing bizarre. 2.00am, thanksgiving night and crashing leaving a driveway with no booze involved?

Somethings not quite right here!

Blunder

Best i heard tonight is 'This should come as no surprise. Tiger has been losing his drives into the trees on the right all year!'

bigtimecharlie

Back him to win 4 majors next year...

f22

bigtimecharlie wrote: »

Back him to win 4 majors next year...

Not unless his driving improves

stockdam

Strange - hopefully we'll find out what happened. I hope it was only minor cuts.

Mental Mickey

Just heard on the radio that he's been released from hospital after being treated for minor injuries, and that "charges are pending".

JP Liz

Tiger Woods has reportedly left hospital after being involved in a car accident.
The golfer's vehicle allegedly hit a fire hydrant and a tree as he pulled out of his driveway in Florida. An inquiry is being held into the crash. Local news outlets said that Woods was taken to Health Central Hospital.
The reports also stated that alcohol was not involved in the incident. The motor's airbags did not go off, which suggests that it was travelling at less than 33mph.
Although Woods's condition was initially said to be "serious", the local mayor has now apparently claimed that the star suffered cuts to his face and has left hospital.
The story was first reported in the Orlando Sentinel, which quoted the Florida Highway Patrol.

rushnaldo

"Face lacerations"... the million dollar question is as to why if it happened at 2am then no press release was made until 2pm next day after he was hid in hospital under a fake name.. charges are pending is the one everyone is wondering about. The rumours are going to get worse if his agents dont tell the media something soon

Mister Sifter

rushnaldo wrote: »

"Face lacerations"... the million dollar question is as to why if it happened at 2am then no press release was made until 2pm next day after he was hid in hospital under a fake name.. charges are pending is the one everyone is wondering about. The rumours are going to get worse if his agents dont tell the media something soon

Did i not hear them say on the news that the line 'charges pending' is the commonly used term for 'we're ruling nothing out or in'?

The fact he was admitted under a fake name would be the reason it took so long to get to the media. Pat on the back to his team as there was obviously nothing at all leaked.

copacetic

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hyqeGxoDUxbKYK080T111tseHIkA

Woods in "good condition" after hospital release

(UKPA) – 1 hour ago

Tiger Woods was released from hospital in "good condition" following a car crash outside his home.

The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said Woods' car struck a fire hydrant and then a tree in the early hours of this morning in Isleworth, an exclusive suburb in Windermere, Florida. The 33-year-old was taken to Health Central Hospital in Ocoee.

A joint statement from the hospital and Woods' office read: "Tiger Woods was in a minor car accident outside his home. "He was admitted, treated and released in good condition."

Woods' agent Mark Steinberg was quoted by US TV station CNBC as saying his client "is fine".

The FHP said Woods was driving a 2009 Cadillac sport utility vehicle and the crash was not alcohol-related. However, a spokesman added that the incident was still under investigation and charges were pending.

The Orange County Fire Rescue said it received a call about the accident at 2.28am ET (7.28am GMT), but the Florida Highway Patrol did not report it until 2pm ET (7pm GMT).

The Mayor of Windermere, Gary Bruhn, told CNN: "An accident occurred about 2:30 this morning and Windermere police were first upon the scene because basically we're right there and can arrive within a minute and a half.

"I understand that there were some facial lacerations and he was taken to Health Central Hospital where he was treated and then I'm told he was released."

Bruhn said he did not know the specifics of the incident but added that the fact that charges were pending was a routine part of any accident investigation.

"Something like this would be just an ongoing investigation," he added. "I think it's nothing more than an accident but from that standpoint they've got to let everything run its full course and do the investigation to see what was involved. I'm told that could take a number of days to come to its conclusion."

f22

The PR machine is hard at work. Can you imagine if someone like Poulter did the same, everyone would have a field day!

f22

I wonder if he shouted fore as his drive veered towards his neighbours garden?

Mister Sifter

Bit more info out now...

Elin Woods, 29, dragged her husband to safety after he hit a fire hydrant outside their £1.5 million Florida mansion and then veered into a tree on a neighbour’s property at 2.25am.

Police arrived minutes later and found Woods, 33, lying in the street drifting in an out of consciousness as his wife hovered over him.


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Woods was then taken to hospital in an ambulance but was later released.

Mrs Woods told police she was inside the couple’s house in a gated community in Orlando, Florida when she heard the accident and ran outside.

She grabbed a golf club and smashed the rear window of the black Cadillac Escalade to get to her husband.

Woods was on his own in the car and no other vehicles were involved. It was unclear where he had been intending to go at that early hour.

The Florida Highway Patrol said alcohol did not play a part in the crash but it was still under investigation and charges could be pending. They were trying to piece together how Woods, the world’s number one golfer, had managed to hit the fire hydrant and tree, which were on either sides of the road.

copacetic

'dragged her husband to safety' from a minor accident that appeared not to even mark the tree or setoff the airbags. seems pretty unlikely.

stockdam

Mister Sifter wrote: »

She grabbed a golf club and smashed the rear window of the black Cadillac Escalade to get to her husband.

I hope it wasn't his favourite club!!!!

Atlantic1

Go to the 12:30 American News on Sky News now! They're covering the Tiger story in the next few minutes.

Atlantic1

What about that? I think the tabloids will have a field day!

durkadurka

tmz.com has an entertaining and frankly more plausible explanation. Hell hath no fury......

BiffoGooner

It's a bit fishy that she had to smash the back window to 'rescue' him after a 30mph crash which barely damaged the car.What'd be wrong with just opening the door?Unless she has a serious flare for the dramatic..

Has to be more to it.