Thread: tiger woods in car crash

local abc affiliate reports he crashed his caddy suv into a fire hydrant and tree and he was taken to the nearest hospital near ocee. authorities say alcohol was not involved.

Another news story I read mentioned that he was backing out of his drive when he struck a fire hydrant and then drove into a neighbor's tree. Something doesn't make sense with this story...

Tiger Woods taken to hospital in 'serious' condition after car accident

Professional golfer Tiger Woods was seriously injured in a car accident early this morning, the Florida Highway Patrol just reported.

Woods, 33, pulled out of his driveway in the Isleworth community about 2:25 a.m. when he struck a fire hydrant, and then drove into a tree at his neighbor's property, FHP reported.

Woods was transported to Health Central Hospital in Ocoee in serious condition, FHP said. No other information about his condition has been released.

A Health Central hospital employee said at 2:30 p.m. that Woods was not a patient. A hospital operator would not say if Woods had been treated and released.

FHP said the airbags in Woods' Cadillac Escalade did not deploy, which means the vehicle was traveling under 33 mph.

Orange County Fire Rescue received the call for aid at 2:28 a.m. Woods was transported from his Windermere-area neighborhood by the hospital's own ambulance.

FHP did not report the accident until just after 2 p.m. today. The agency said the crash remains under investigation and charges are pending.


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updated.......they are reporting he is in serious condition.

Stories like this are why I'm scared to drive at all.

Weird. It doesn't seem like his injuries would be serious in that type of crash. Hope he's ok.

I guess he could have had a stroke or something.

he sustained facial lacerations but he's seriously injured? either there are missing elements to the facts or this was blown way out of proportion.

Released from hospital. Serious?????

yup