Tiger Woods receives facial lacerations in car accident at Isleworth
Tiger Woods, 33, pulled out of his driveway at about 2:25 a.m. when he struck a fire hydrant, and then drove into a tree at his neighbor's property, FHP reported.
The Isleworth homes of Wesley Snipes (left) and Tiger Woods (middle) are seen in this file photo from 2001. (ROBERTO GONZALEZ, ORLANDO SENTINEL / March 21, 2001)
By Amy L. Edwards and Henry Pierson Curtis, Orlando Sentinel
5:02 p.m. EST, November 27, 2009
Professional golfer Tiger Woods sustained facial lacerations in a car accident early this morning outside the driveway of his Isleworth home, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.
Woods, 33, pulled out of his driveway about 2:25 a.m. when he struck a fire hydrant and drove into a tree at his neighbor's property, FHP reported.
Woods was transported to Health Central Hospital in Ocoee in serious condition, FHP said.
Officials close to accident investigation told the Orlando Sentinel that Woods received facial lacerations. Windermere Mayor Gary Bruhn told CNN that the golfer, who is No. 1 in the world rankings, had facial cuts in a minor accident.
Woods was treated at Health Central early this morning and released.
FHP spokesman Jorge Delahoz said patients' conditions are always classified as "serious" if they are transported to a hospital.
Woods' agent, Mark Steinberg, told USA Today that Woods was fine following the accident.
FHP said alcohol is not considered a factor in the accident, and it is unknown whether he was wearing a seat belt.
The crash is under investigation, and charges are pending.
"When I first heard about it, my heart jumped a beat. But then I googled it and found a story and it sounds like he's OK," veteran PGA Tour golfer Mark Wilson said. "Knowing him, he was probably leaving for an early-morning workout."
Inside the gated Isleworth community, a security guard was standing post outside the front of Woods' $2.4 million home. A woman who answered the door at the home at mid-afternoon declined to answer questions from the Sentinel.
A black Cadillac SUV was sitting in the driveway. FHP said Woods was driving a black Cadillac SUV at the time of the crash.
There were almost no signs of an accident at Woods' home and his next door neighbor's.
An orange-and-white street barricade sat on Woods' front lawn atop a newly dug hole, presumably where the fire hydrant previously sat.
About 10 feet away, a foot-long tire mark was visible in the neighbor's yard near a tree with freshly damaged bark. That oak tree had a few scuff marks on its trunk but was largely undamaged.
The airbags in Woods' Cadillac Escalade did not deploy, which means the vehicle was traveling under 33 mph, according to FHP.
Orange County Fire Rescue received the call for aid at 2:28 a.m. Woods was transported from his Windermere-area neighborhood by the hospital's own ambulance.
According to his official website, TigerWoods.com, he is in the middle of a two-week break in tournament play. Woods next tournament is Dec. 3-6 at the Chevron World Challenge in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Orlando Sentinel staff writers Willoughby Mariano and Rene Stutzman contributed to this report.
Copyright © 2009, Orlando Sentinel
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