Tiger Woods in surgery with ‘multiple leg injuries’ after rolling his car in Los Angeles: Paramedics use ‘jaws of life’ to free him from serious wreck
- Woods, 45, is in a Los Angeles hospital undergoing surgery for ‘multiple leg injuries’, his agent confirmed
- The golfer crashed the Genesis GV80 he’d been given for the week at 7.12am on Tuesday morning
- The car rolled multiple times and Woods had to be pried from the wreckage by firefighters using jaws of life
- The golfer lives in Florida but was in L.A. to host the PGA Genesis Invitational over the weekend
- Genesis loaned him the car to use while he was in Los Angeles, sources tell DailyMail.com
- After the tournament, Woods stayed behind to film with stars Jada Pinkett Smith, David Spade and Dwayne Wade for GolfTV
- The stars shared photos and videos of their golf lessons with the sporting star on social media on Monday
- Woods was arrested in 2017 after crashing his car in Jupiter, Florida, while drunk
- The cause of Tuesday’s crash is not yet known but LA Sheriff’s Department detectives are investigating
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Tiger Woods is shown on Sunday at the Genesis Invitational golf tournament. He is now in surgery
Tiger Woods is undergoing surgery after sustaining ‘multiple leg injuries’ in a serious car crash in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning.
The 45-year-old golfer was driving alone near Rancho Palos Verdes when his Genesis GV80 flipped over at 7.12am.
Firefighters had to use a device known as the ‘jaws of life’ to break open the car and rescue him.
He was then taken to an unspecified L.A. hospital where he is now undergoing surgery to correct ‘multiple injuries’ on his legs, his agent Mark Steinberg said in a statement shortly after the crash.
‘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,’ Steinberg told Golf Digest.
Woods was previously arrested on a DUI in 2017.
The cause of Tuesday’s crash is unknown but sheriffs are investigating. An anonymous source cited by TMZ on Tuesday said they didn’t think alcohol was involved.
Woods lives in Florida but was in California for a two-day content shoot with Golf Digest/GOLFTV after completing hosting duties at the PGA Genesis Invitational over the weekend.
On Monday, he was seen with Jada Pinkett Smith, Dwayne Wade and David Spade at the Rolling Hills Country Club.
The wreckage of Woods’ car on Tuesday after the crash shortly at 7am. He had to be pulled from the wreckage
This is how far the golfer’s car was from the road. The cause of the crash is unclear
Sources told DailyMail.com he was driving a Genesis GV80 which had been lent to him by the car company while he was in California to host the PGA Tour’s Genesis Invitational over the weekend
Police markings on the road suggest that Woods crossed the central reservation from right to left before crashing in the greenery
On Monday, Woods filmed with David Spade and Jada Pinkett Smith for GolfTV. He was staying in L.A. for a two-day shoot after hosting the PGA tournament over the weekend
Pinkett Smith uploaded photos of her on the golf course with him on Instagram, writing alongside them: ‘Guess who I had the most awesome golf day with yesterdayyyyyy??? Yes! The magnificent @tigerwoods!!!!
‘Yes … dreams come true✨I can’t wait for you to see my golf journey with Tiger. Stay tuned! @golftv @golfdigest’
David Spade also tweeted a photo with him.
‘Golf lesson with this guy today. And you know what? He’s not bad… He picks things up very quickly. Good listener,’ he captioned it.
Sources told DailyMail.com he was driving a Genesis GV80 which had been lent to him by the car company while he was in California to host the PGA Genesis Invitational over the weekend.
Images taken at the scene show police markings traversing the road and going over the central reservation which suggests that is the path Woods took.
In a statement, the sheriff’s department said: ‘On February 23, at approximately 7.12am, LASD responded to a single vehicle roll-over traffic collision on the border of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes.
‘On February 23, at approximately 7.12am, 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 Blackhorse Road, when it crashed.
‘The vehicle sustained major damage. The driver and sole occupant was identified as PGA golfer Eldrick ‘Tiger’ Woods.
‘Mr. Woods was extricated from the wreck with the jaws of life by LA County firefighters and paramedics, then transported to a local hospital by ambulance for his injuries.’
It is unclear which hospital he has been taken to, and what type of surgery he is undergoing.