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.
"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."