Tiger Woods Hurt In Car Crash Outside Home

Golf superstar Tiger Woods has been hurt in a car accident outside his home in Florida, authorities have said.


The world number one crashed his 2009 Cadillac sport utility vehicle in Isleworth near Orlando early this morning.

The accident happened after he pulled out of his driveway around 2:30am (local time).

The Florida Highway Patrol said Woods started driving along the road when his car struck a fire hydrant and then hit a tree.

Woods, 33, was taken to Health Central Hospital in Ocoee following the incident.

Earlier reports said he had been seriously injured.

But the local mayor said he had suffered cuts to his face and was later released from hospital.

The highway patrol said the crash was still under investigation, and charges were pending.

But it added that the crash was not alcohol-related.

The airbags in the car did not deploy during the incident outside Woods' home, according to the Orlando Sentinel newspaper.

Airbags typically do not deploy if a vehicle is travelling at less than 33mph, it said.

Woods is one of the world's richest athletes, a leading force in sports marketing and the biggest draw on the PGA tour.

Woods made a triumphant comeback on the tour this year after missing much of the 2008 season following reconstructive knee surgery.

He was operated on shortly after clinching his 14th major title, the 2008 US Open.

He did not win a major title this year but had a successful year capped by winning the season-long FedEx Cup.

Woods's website said he is due to start the campaign for his fifth Chevron World Challenge title on Tuesday.

Woods won the event in 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2007 but missed last year's tournament while recovering from the knee surgery.

Just read about this elsewhere; will be keeping an eye on this one.

did the wife put the back window of the vehicle in before or after the crash
something else going on?

"Airbags typically do not deploy if a vehicle is travelling at less than 33mph", As stated in Gmans post .

I was wondering about this,as i was involved in a head on collision recently on a very narrow country road my speed was approximately 40 mph and my airbag didnt deploy even though my vehicle was written off,well it was over 5,000 euro to get it repaired so my company said it wasnt viable,i wonder was the air bag faulty :cheesy grin:

it was a hand pass from Thierry Henry

where was he going at 2.30 in the morning, and far as i know they checked him for alcohol and he was ok
strange one:confused:

Also stated, was that his wife got to the vehicle, and had to use a golf club to break out a window to unlock the door.

I think firsthand has the right idea.

Here's what happened.

Tiger had a row with herself & left the house to avoid the nagging.

The lioness was furious & ran outside as Tiger was pulling onto the street & in temper she let fly with a number 9 iron, smashing the window, causing Tiger to smack into the fire hydrant.

When the police arrived (nosy neighbors called them) & found the lioness leaning over Tiger (apparently trying to assist him) she was really telling him that he was going to get a lot worse than this if he didn't agree to tell the police that smashing the window with the golf club was merely and attempt by the lioness to free him from the twisted wreckage that remained after glancing off a fire hydrant @ 25mpg !


Simple really!



Source: I made it all up
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that sounds about wright gman

A 9 iron? Please Gman.....at least a driver!!