Tiger Woods Injured in Florida Auto Accident

Eric J @ Gone Hollywood | Friday, November 27, 2009

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, golf great Tiger Woods was taken to Health Center Hospital in Ocoee, FL in the wee hours of the morning after a single-car crash in which Woods hit a fire hydrant outside his home and then a neighbor’s tree.

Tiger Woods' Home (center)

Initial reports stated that Woods was in serious condition, but the hospital reported that he has been treated for facial lacerations and released. Florida Highway Patrol spokesman Jorge Delahoz stated that patients’ statuses are always listed as “serious” when an ambulance is called to transport them to the hospital.

Police say alcohol was not a factor, and none was at the scene. The accident is still under investigation, and charges are pending.

source: Tiger Woods receives facial lacerations in car accident at Isleworth [Orlando Sentinal]