Tiger Woods “Out of the Woods” after car crash: Injuries not life threatening

Dr. Torres lays out possible recovery plan for Tiger

Dr. John Torres details the injuries sustained by Tiger Woods following a serious single-car accident.

Update: According to “Grownish” crew member, Oliver Konteh, Tiger Woods almost crashed into a car driven by the director of “Grown-ish” minutes before his near-fatal crash. When the show’s director arrived on the set shortly before 7 a.m. on Tuesday he was claiming that Tiger Woods came close to striking his vehicle.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

On February 23, 2021, at approximately 7:12 AM, LASD responded to a single vehicle roll-over traffic collision on the border of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes. The vehicle was traveling northbound on Hawthorne Boulevard, at Black-horse Road, when it crashed. The vehicle sustained major damage.

The driver and sole occupant was identified as PGA golfer, Tiger Woods. As was reported, Mr. Woods was not extricated from the wreck with the “jaws of life” by Los Angeles County firefighters and paramedics. Although lucid and able to talk at the scene, Woods was unable to stand, he was transported to UCLA Medical Center by ambulance with very serious multiple leg injuries and then to Memorial Medical Center. He will require multiple surgeries.

The traffic investigation is being conducted by investigators from Los Angeles Sheriffs Department Lomita Station.