Elin, crashes and arrests: The highs and lows of Tiger Woods as golf star involved in yet another car accident days before the Masters
Tiger Woods was involved in yet another car crash in Florida on Friday afternoon , adding one more incident to a sprawling list of controversies that have marred his spectacular sporting career. The world-famous golfer has been the center of multiple scandals over the past two decades, including other vehicular collisions, arrests, injuries and extra-marital affairs. Friday’s incident took place on Jupiter Island, in the same town where Woods lives, just after 2pm local time, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.
It comes less than two weeks before the start of the 2026 Masters tournament. A photograph shared of the scene showed a vehicle lying on its driver’s side, though authorities said two cars were involved in the collision. A photograph shared of the scene showed a vehicle lying on its driver’s side (AP) Tiger Woods was involved in yet another car crash in Florida on Friday afternoon, adding another incident to a sprawling list of controversies that have marred his spectacular sporting career (AP) Speaking to reporters Friday afternoon, Sheriff John Budensiek confirmed that there were no injuries as a result of the collision.
Woods was driving a dark colored Land Rover at “high speeds” when he clipped a truck pulling a trailer, according to law enforcement. The driver of the truck said that he was starting to turn into a driveway off a two-lane road when he looked in his mirror and saw Woods driving towards him and tried to overtake him at the last minute and swerved to avoid a full crash at the last minute. Woods' SUV rolled on the driver’s door and he climbed out of the window, officials said.
Woods' SUV rolled on the driver’s door and he climbed out of the window, officials said “On scene we had DRE experts evaluating him and they believe from on scene that he was not impaired on alcohol,” Budensiek said. “They believe he was some type of medication or drug. ” However, the golfer had cooperated with the breathalyzer test, he added.
It was confirmed that no medications were found in the golfer’s car. California car crash 2021 In February 2021, Woods was hospitalized with “multiple leg injuries” after being involved in a serious car crash in California . Firefighters had to free the golf superstar from his Genesis GV80 SUV using pry tools and an axe following the incident in Rancho Palos Verdes, near Los Angeles .
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