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Posted on 11/27/2009 11:33:39 AM PST by Boiling Pots
Edited on 11/27/2009 1:57:29 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
WINDERMERE, Fla. -- Golfer Tiger Woods was seriously injured when he hit a fire hydrant and then a tree outside of his Isleworth home early on Friday morning, officials said.
The Florida Highway Patrol said Woods was seriously injured and taken to Health Central Hospital. The Orange County Fire Department confirmed that a patient was taken to Health Central, but would not confirm that the patient was Woods.
Woods was driving a 2009 black Escalade, FHP said. He hit a fire hydrant outside of his home and a tree outside his neighbor's home.
FHP said the crash is still under investigation.
Update: Authorities: Tiger Woods hurt in Fla. car crash
Methinks the `locals` had an impromptu BBQ, and you as a provider of the MAIN COURSE should have been invited! :)
You’ve made a great point here. If the facts don’t add up, start looking for other explanations.
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That’s what I think ... tryptophan hangover at 2:30 in the AM. That bird puts me out like a light.
“I was born to rub you,
“I was born to lick your face,
“I was born to rub you
“But you were born to rub me first.”
If you’re not wearing your seatbelt. 30 MPH can cause lots of injuries.
Not really. When he slammed into the tree, the car came to a sudden stop and his head lurched back and then forward hitting the steering wheel or dashboard.
money don’t buy happiness.
If your "treads" are getting worn out, I think Good Year is having a Black Friday tire sale today. :)
BS. I don't support anything about Obama, and neither do 99% of the folks on this forum. Don't try and paint me as some liberal just because I think that Zoeller is a jerk.
So Woods went to the inauguration. BFD.
Zoeller is still a tool.
Think about this.
What kind of moron makes a joke about fried chicken and collard greens regarding a black man - and does it in front of international media?
A jerk is a jerk. Zoeller has a history of being a massive one.
I wouldn't have accepted his "apology" either. His first take at the "apology" was that it was the other guy's fault for "taking that way." That is right out of the curriculum for "I'M-NOT-SORRY 101" and "GUTLESS 202."
All the comments about the airbags not going off below a certain speed are off base, including the original comment by the FHP.
Airbags go off based on acceleration, not velocity. If you are going 25 mph and get hit head on by another car going 65, you definitely want your airbags to deploy.
I am happy he is fine. I am not a big fan because he is a friend of Obama.
Tiger seems to be acting like other players Nike sponsors.
No - I have never spoken into International television microphones about a fellow professional golfer (who is black) saying he wants to eat fried chicken and collard greens.
Anyone who does so is an idiot.
Lets see, no substantiated facts on the alleged affair with some chick, no substantiated facts on this auto accident, and yet you and the rest of the moron's on this thread have already condemned Tiger Woods as being unequivically "Guilty" of all this crap that is being thrown at him..........
Tell me, were you and the rest of this group in the cast of Frankenstein with your pitch forks or are you decendents of the Puritans continuing your current day witch hunt?
I've been a member on this site for many years and have witnessed a lot of crap but this latest assault on Tiger Woods by FReepers who chastise Dems for their lack of compassion and understanding leaves me wondering what the hell is Conservatism all about.
The disgusting comments I have been reading here could have been copied from the DU..........
And as for you HD1200, one has to wonder what kind of evil worms you have in your soul that fuels your obvious hatred of Tiger Woods. Your FR history of Woods bashing borders on obsession and leads one to wonder what drives you in this hatred.
I suspect it is envy of everything Tiger Woods has accomplished, from his golfing prowess to his stunning wife and their equally beautiful children and all the charitable organizations he has set up thru his Tiger Woods Foundation....
Everything you wish you had but were incapable of achieving.......
Envy is one of the Seven Deadly Sins and it is obvious you have succumbed to its power.......
I guess all of your Love and professed givings of Thanks yesterday were nothing more than drunken promises.........Hypocrite!
It was only news because he beat Biden to it. ;)
“I hit a deer once doing 60 and the airbags didn’t deploy.”
Absolutely. I’ve been involved with insurance auto claims for 35 years and have seen many scenarios where one would think they’d deploy but didn’t...sometimes due to the physics of the impact and other times due to a malfunction.
I do not dislike Tiger but a lot of his fans are real tools. I am glad Tiger was not hurt. He dos throw clubs, swears, spits and never signs autographs for kids or fans.
Contrast this with Phil Michelson who spends a lot of time with fans and signing autographs. If I were a pro at that level - I probably would NOT sign autographs all the time but Phil does.
Phil does not swear, throw clubs etc. I only bring it up because Tiger fan boys & girls often call Phil a “fake.”
Go to golfwrx.com where there are forums with serious golfers. There is always a third hand story by some caddy of some pro who is a friend of some other guy who said Phil was a phony. Such total BS.
Phil owned Tiger in China in the last tourney of the year and also a few just before that one. His putting and driving have improved plus he shot a 30 on the front nine at the Masters. Phil would have had a better year if his wife had not been ill.
As far as player for the fans and kids - Phil is a better role model.
“Airbags go off based on acceleration, not velocity.”
Actually it’s based on deceleration ;-)
"serious injury" defined...
"The accident happened at 2.25am, local time, but the FHP did not release the accident report until nearly 12 hours later.Gary Bruhn, mayor of the adjacent community of Windermere, said police from that village were among the first on the accident scene and saw Woods with cuts on his face.
Montes said troopers consider the injuries serious if they require more than minor medical attention.
'I understand that there was some facial lacerations, he was taken to Health Central Hospital where he was treated and I’m told that he was released,' Bruhn told CNN."
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