Tiger Woods has been critically injured after being concerned in a severe car crash Tuesday morning close to Ranchos Palos Verdes, California. He needed to be extracted from his sports-utility car because it sustained “main injury” following a single-vehicle rollover visitors crash, in accordance with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division.
Woods, 45, is at present in surgical procedure for “a number of leg accidents,” agent Mark Steinberg advised Golf Digest‘s Daniel Rapaport.
Woods, whose accidents should not life threatening, was aware, calm and lucid when paramedics arrived on the scene. He was deemed to be in severe however steady situation. Woods was extricated by means of the windshield of the car, in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fireplace Division. There was no proof of impairment.
The one occupant of the SUV, Woods was transported to Harbor-UCLA Medical Heart by ambulance to be handled for his accidents. LAFD chief Daryl Osby defined that Woods’ transportation to a trauma middle relatively than an area hospital indicated that his accidents had been extreme however his situation was not crucial.
Woods was reportedly “travelling at a excessive charge of pace” when he “misplaced management of the car earlier than crossing the middle divider” together with his SUV rolling a number of occasions, regulation enforcement sources told the Los Angeles Times. The LASD didn’t verify that description of the crash however did be aware the realm has a excessive charge of automobile accidents as a result of automobiles are travelling downhill on a curve. The crash, which occurred shortly after 7 a.m. PT, is underneath investigation by the LASD.
Helicopter footage of the crash scene from KCBS-TV reveals an SUV laying on its aspect in a ditch on the backside of a hill with heavy injury sustained by its entrance finish. Quite a few items of the car could be seen within the close by space. Airbags deployed and the cabin contained in the SUV was comparatively unaffected, in accordance with the LASD.
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Woods spent the weekend in Southern California as he was host on the 2021 Genesis Invitational, which is sponsored by his charity. He remained there early this week to work with different celebrities as a part of deliberate promotional actions.
The 15-time main champion with 82 profession PGA Tour wins has been recovering from a fifth microdiscectomy surgical procedure on his again with hopes of taking part in professionally later this yr. He advised CBS Sports activities’ Jim Nantz on Sunday in the course of the Genesis Invitational that he hoped to play within the 2021 Masters this April if cleared by docs.
Woods final performed on Dec. 20, 2020 on the PNC Championship in Orlando, Florida.
Athletes and celebrities have spent nearly all of Tuesday sending Woods well wishes on social media.
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