Woods hurt in a.m. crash
WINDERMERE (AP) – Tiger Woods sustained facial cuts in a minor car accident early Friday when his SUV hit a fire hydrant and a neighbor’s tree as he was leaving his mansion in a gated waterfront community near Orlando.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the PGA Tour star was alone in his 2009 Cadillac when he pulled out of his driveway at 2:25 a.m.
The patrol reported Woods’ injuries as serious, although Woods spokesman Glenn Greenspan said the golfer was treated at a hospital and released in good condition. Windermere mayor Gary Bruhn said police from the village were among the first on the scene and saw Woods, 33, with cuts on his face.
The patrol said alcohol was not involved, although the accident remains under investigation and charges could be filed.
Left unanswered was where Woods was going at that hour. Greenspan and agent Mark Steinberg said there would be no comment beyond the short statement of the accident on Woods’ Web site.