Tiger Woods injured in serious car crash

Police are seeking to determine what caused a sport utility vehicle driven by Tiger Woods to swerve off a Southern California road, leaving the 15-time major golf champion seriously injured


U.S.
Los Angeles
Inglewood
Compton
Redondo Beach
Crash site
Rolling Hills Estates
Rancho Palos Verdes
Long Beach
Pacific Ocean

10km 6 miles
 

1 Feb 23, 07:00 approx: Tiger driving at “relatively greater speed than normal” on steep downhill section of road

Local time GMT-8

2 Crosses median strip into oncoming lane – no skid marks or signs of braking visible

3 Strikes curb and tree before rolling down hillside 

Tiger extricated by firefighters and paramedics

Hawthorne Boulevard


2021 Genesis GV80 SUV
Cost: $50,000
Top speed: 240km/h
Wheelbase: 2,954mm


Car safety: 10 airbags, forward-collision warning system, evasive steering technology and interior camera that warns driver if they fall asleep


Injuries: Open fractures to tibia and fibula – bones below knee. Rod inserted to stabilise tibia,
and injuries to foot and ankle stabilised with screws and pins


Sources: USA Today, Reuters
Pictures: Google Maps, Getty Images, AP, Genesis 
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