Tiger Woods car after the accident
Source: KNBC-TV
Golf superstar Tiger Woods was operated on Tuesday after suffering multiple leg injuries when an SUV he was driving crashed and rolled in Los Angeles, authorities and his agent reported.
Woods, who was the only person in the vehicle, was “pulled out of the wreck with the” jaws of life “by Los Angeles County firefighters and paramedics, and then taken to a local hospital by ambulance for his injuries. , ”the county chat department said. in a tweet.
Deputies arrived at the crash site on the border of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes around 7:12 a.m., according to the department.
Officials said “the vehicle suffered significant damage.”
Woods agent Mark Steinberg told Golf Digest in a statement: “Tiger Woods had a car accident this morning in California, where he suffered several leg injuries.”
“He is currently operated on and we thank him for his privacy and support,” Steinberg said.
Woods ’stellar career was shaken in November 2009 when he crashed an early SUV into a fire pit outside his Windermere, Florida residence.
U.S. Tiger Woods celebrates after sinking his putt on the 18th green to win during the Masters final round at the Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2019 in Augusta, Georgia.
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Woods was spotted Monday on social media at a golf course with former Miami Heat basketball star Dwyane Wade.
Woods last competed in the PNC Championship in Orlando, Florida, which concluded on December 20th. He played in the tournament alongside his 11-year-old son Charlie Woods. The duo finished seventh.
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