Tiger Woods suffers 'multiple leg injuries' car crash near Los Angeles
Professional golf legend Tiger Woods was involved in a single-car crash Tuesday morning in a residential area south of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department announcedTuesday afternoon. He was taken to a hospital via ambulance with undisclosed injuries after being extricated from the car by the Jaws of Life.
According to the sheriff's department, Woods was traveling northbound on Hawthorne Boulevard at 7:12 a.m. local time when his car flipped at Blackhorse Road, on the border separating Rancho Palos Verdes and Rolling Hills Estates in Los Angeles County. Woods was the lone occupant of the car, police said. The vehicle suffered "major damage" in the crash, which still is being investigated.
"Tiger Woods was in a single-car accident this morning in California where he suffered multiple leg injuries. He is currently in surgery and we thank you for your privacy and support," Mark Steinberg, Woods's agent, said in a statement.
Professional golf legend Tiger Woods was involved in a single-car crash Tuesday morning in a residential area south of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department announcedTuesday afternoon. He was taken to a hospital via ambulance with undisclosed injuries after being extricated from the car by the Jaws of Life.
According to the sheriff's department, Woods was traveling northbound on Hawthorne Boulevard at 7:12 a.m. local time when his car flipped at Blackhorse Road, on the border separating Rancho Palos Verdes and Rolling Hills Estates in Los Angeles County. Woods was the lone occupant of the car, police said. The vehicle suffered "major damage" in the crash, which still is being investigated.
"Tiger Woods was in a single-car accident this morning in California where he suffered multiple leg injuries. He is currently in surgery and we thank you for your privacy and support," Mark Steinberg, Woods's agent, said in a statement.
