Tiger Woods injured in rollover car crash, extracted with 'Jaws of Life'

[freeradical]

He's got a Tiger in the tank...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB5ROD4CGG8

[timg]

from the look of it, he was going pretty fast. his car came from the other side of the road and went several hundred yards based on the video from the helicopter.

[Lemon Drop]

Tiger is in town for the Genesis Tournament but is not playing due to a recent back surgery, which he also thought might keep him out of the master's this year.

Crashed at 7 AM, so not likely alcohol.

Looking at pics, how did that happen? Just lost control at high speed? The car is way off the road, halfway down the hillside from the looks of ot.

[The UnDoug]

Since he's recovering from back surgery, my first thought was that either a medication he may be taking for the back surgery recovery, or that in combination with some other substance may have contributed to this.

[NewtonMP2100]

.....yikes......????

[pRICE cUBE]

This map appears to be the intersection near the incident.

[Microman]

I tend to not go with it being 7 am, so likely no alcohol involved. I am not saying that it was, but if you are a drinker, you tend to drink. Doesn't matter the time of day. Or all night long.

Cant wait to hear how he is doing..

And I only want to hear good news...

[Pam]

Looks like the car rolled end over end.

[Todd's keyboard]

My memory is that stretch of Hawthorne is a steep descent. Used to drive it fairly frequently in high school. I think it was posted at 45mph back in the seventies. I received my only speeding ticket doing 59. (Again, it's a pretty steep downgrade. To my new-driver sensibility, I was coasting.)

Wish Tiger the best.

Todd's knock-on-wood keyboard

[steve...]

Pam wrote:
Looks like the car rolled end over end.

Someone on the news had a similar opinion, which would explain the extensive front end damage. They also said the car was uphill from the road.