# Tiger woods in very serious car crash **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** golf\ **Created:** [February 23, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-in-very-serious-car-crash/933579 "2021-02-23T19:55:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-in-very-serious-car-crash/933579/1 "2021-02-23T19:55:12Z")
tiger woods was the only person in a single car roll over crash in california. they had to use the jaws to get him out of the vehicle, and he was rushed to the hospital. this happened about an hour ago. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-in-very-serious-car-crash/933579/2 "2021-02-23T20:01:00Z")
As reported by TMZ, who are very reliable with this sort of news. > **[Tiger Woods Badly Injured In Car Crash, First Video of Him Driving Minutes...](https://www.tmz.com/2021/02/23/tiger-woods-car-crash-golf-tournament/)** > > Tiger Woods was involved in a bad car accident in Ranchos Palos Verdes on Tuesday morning -- with officials requiring the jaws of life to free him from the vehicle. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-in-very-serious-car-crash/933579/3 "2021-02-23T20:01:46Z")
sorry, the accident happened around 7ish ca time, just being reported now. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-in-very-serious-car-crash/933579/4 "2021-02-23T20:23:54Z")
Praying for Tiger. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-in-very-serious-car-crash/933579/5 "2021-02-23T20:25:59Z")
Doesn’t say he’s in any danger but he is in surgery, so hopefully that goes well for him. Of course “single car accident” does rather lend itself to speculation. He has form with being something of a wayward driver…do you see what I did there? ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-in-very-serious-car-crash/933579/6 "2021-02-23T20:27:39Z")
i’m hearing from msnbc that there were leg injuries. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-in-very-serious-car-crash/933579/7 "2021-02-23T20:34:13Z")
As per ESPN: > [@](#): > > “Tiger Woods was in a single-car accident this morning in California where he suffered multiple leg injuries,” his agent Mark Steinberg said. “He is currently in surgery and we thank you for your privacy and support.” > > Woods had to be extricated from the vehicle with the Jaws of Life tools, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement. > > The vehicle sustained major damage, the sheriff’s department said. > > A KABC-TV helicopter over the scene of Woods’ accident showed a car on its side with the front end heavily damaged. Air bags appeared to be deployed. The wreckage appeared to be just off the side of a road on a hillside. > **[Tiger out of surgery for 'significant' leg injuries](https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/30951717/tiger-woods-hospitalized-vehicle-rolls-crash)** > > Tiger Woods had multiple "open fractures" to his lower right leg, and he had a rod placed in his tibia and screws and pins inserted in his foot and ankle during surgery, a doctor at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center said Tuesday night. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-in-very-serious-car-crash/933579/8 "2021-02-23T20:39:38Z")
Now we need to find out if it was another DUI event. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-in-very-serious-car-crash/933579/9 "2021-02-23T20:40:04Z")
Damn, and he was just talking yesterday about how he might not play in the Masters because of rehab on his back. You got to wonder if he is on pain meds and it affected his driving. Hope he comes out of this OK. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-in-very-serious-car-crash/933579/10 "2021-02-23T20:40:40Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Now we need to find out if it was another DUI event. I’m sure we will find out eventually, but I disagree about the “need.” ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-in-very-serious-car-crash/933579/11 "2021-02-23T20:43:50Z")
The news is acting like he’s lost his life but he’s only broken his leg. That’s certainly a bad thing for a pro golfer but he’s alive and rich, there’s no need for the somber tone. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-in-very-serious-car-crash/933579/12 "2021-02-23T20:45:41Z")
From that photo, it looks like something that would likely have been fatal before modern high tech safety features like crumple zones. As it was, it kind of looks like his upper body at least was well protected in an intact shell with airbags all around him. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-in-very-serious-car-crash/933579/13 "2021-02-23T20:46:49Z")
I think the somber tone is because its looking likely that he will lose his career. He was making a comeback and this might just finish it off. People were hopeful he would come out of his slump, now they are concerned. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-in-very-serious-car-crash/933579/14 "2021-02-23T20:48:56Z")
they are saying moderate to critical injuries. so that leaves a wide area to speculate. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-in-very-serious-car-crash/933579/15 "2021-02-23T20:54:22Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > I think the somber tone is because its looking likely that he will lose his career. He was making a comeback and this might just finish it off. People were hopeful he would come out of his slump, now they are concerned. Sure, it’s a huge setback, but he could have been dead and he’s not! And the coverage is way overblown, there isn’t jet engine debris spread over 1 square mile. If he’s as loved and admired as all the talking heads are saying right now then those people should be happy he’s alive. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-in-very-serious-car-crash/933579/16 "2021-02-23T21:01:19Z")
Oh I hear you. I don’t follow or care about sports figures at all. IMHO, they make way too much money for playing games (and I know they work hard at it). And what happens to them doesn’t affect my life. So yeah, glad he’s not dead. Still, many people need their hero’s, especially during these times. If I were still going to bars this is what people would be talking about all night. I’d listen and give them a sympathetic ear for a bit. Then change the subject or move over to other people. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-in-very-serious-car-crash/933579/17 "2021-02-23T21:07:48Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > Still, many people need their hero’s, especially during these times. If I were still going to bars this is what people would be talking about all night. I’d listen and give them a sympathetic ear for a bit. Then change the subject or move over to other people. I understand that. It is more important than usual right now. I think the people in the bars will be a little more circumspect than the news is now. Even Bob Costas actually did just say that there is too much speculation going on and we don’t how bad or not this might be. ETA: I wish I was going to bars. I need to get out. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-in-very-serious-car-crash/933579/18 "2021-02-23T21:12:08Z")
And I didn’t realize we are in the Game Room. I never come here. Best not to be non-caring about the situation here were people do really, really care about him. I miss the bars a lot and hope that Tiger has a speedy and full recovery. Just as I would wish anyone. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-in-very-serious-car-crash/933579/19 "2021-02-23T21:13:30Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > You got to wonder if he is on pain meds and it affected his driving. If that’s the case, he really has no more excuse than if it were a DUI from alcohol or recreational drugs. It’s not as though he can’t afford a driver. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-in-very-serious-car-crash/933579/20 "2021-02-23T21:15:08Z")
I mean, heck, there was probably a driver in the back of the SUV at the time of the crash! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-woods-in-very-serious-car-crash/933579.md?page=2)