February 23, 2021
Tiger Woods was injured in a single-car crash on Tuesday (Feb. 23) in what was described as pulling the athlete from a wreck using the ‘jaws of life.’
Woods was traveling in Los Angeles when the accident occurred. According to his agent, the legendary golfer suffered multiple leg injuries and is receiving surgical treatment.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single-vehicle roll-over collision at 7:12 a.m. PT and removed Woods from the car — which “sustained major damage” — using the “jaws of life.”
Pictures captured over the scene of the crash show major damage to the vehicle.
NBC LA over the scene where Tiger Woods crashed this morning in LA county … you can see heavy damage to the SUV #nbc4ny pic.twitter.com/lT4KddIqOb
— Steven Bognar (@Bogs4NY) February 23, 2021
A helicopter transported Woods to a local hospital, police said.
This morning @LMTLASD responded to a roll-over collision in which @TigerWoods was injured. Please see our statement… pic.twitter.com/cSWOxKZC1w
— LA County Sheriffs (@LASDHQ) February 23, 2021
Just a day before the accident, Woods was doing what he loves most, playing golf. In a video with retired basketball player Dwyane Wade, the two are seen on a golf course playing around.
Dwayne, a sports legend in his own right, seemed ecstatic to play golf with the “G.O.A.T.”
Tiger Woods was literally JUST playing golf with Dwyane Wade yesterday ❤️ pic.twitter.com/eyLWSjOvEF
— BROTHER (@BrotherHQ) February 23, 2021
Our thoughts and prayers are with Tiger Woods for a speedy recovery.
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