Tiger Woods says he didn't even remember driving before horrific car accident: report



Golf legend Tiger Woods reportedly told Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies that he could not remember driving before the near-fatal accident and wasn't even sure how the crash happened.

What are the details?

According to a Wednesday report from USA Today, which cited a police affidavit, Woods was unconscious when they discovered him trapped inside an SUV during the late February accident.

The affidavit, according to the outlet, was in a search warrant used to obtain the "black box'' of the vehicle.

A portion of the affidavit stated, "The deputies asked [Woods] how the collision occurred. Driver said he did not know and did not even remember driving. ... Driver was treated for his injuries at the hospital and was asked there again how the collision occurred. He repeated that he did not know and did not remember driving."

USA Today reported that "[d]ata from the car Woods was driving 'constitutes evidence that tends to show the commission of a felony or misdemeanor offense' according to the form filled out to obtain the search warrant."

According to a Thursday report from TMZ Sports, the Los Angeles County sheriff got a search warrant to seize the vehicle's black box because a judge reportedly believed there was probable cause to believe a crime could have been committed.

"[L]aw enforcement sources say the possible offense is misdemeanor reckless driving," the outlet reported.

"Multiple law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the search warrant prepared by the Sheriff's Dept. outlined details of the crash that left Tiger badly injured. Some of the items go to the heart of the warrant — establishing probable cause — the fact that there were no skid marks, the objects struck by the SUV before it came to rest, the fact that it was a single-vehicle crash, Tiger's horrendous injuries, as well as damage to the vehicle and apparent excessive speed."

No specific crime is listed

TMZ reports that the words "reckless driving" are not mentioned in the warrant, and sources report that no specific crime is listed in the warrant.

"Nevertheless, a judge is prohibited from signing a search warrant unless there's probable cause of a crime," the outlet notes.

Woods remains in Cedars-Sinai Hospital for injuries he sustained in the crash.

On Wednesday, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said, "The investigators in the incident, or in the collision, they did a search warrant to seize in essence the black box of the vehicle. And that's all it is. And they're going to go through it and see if they can find out what was the performance of the vehicle, what was happening at the time of impact. And with that, they'll have more information they can attribute the cause of the accident. And that's all it is, and we'll leave it at that, OK?"

Tiger Woods recovering from surgery after serious injuries. Authorities say car flipped multiple times.



Tiger Woods is recovering from surgery after suffering "significant orthopedic injuries to his lower right extremity," which were sustained in a Tuesday wreck.

Woods, 45, was in Los Angeles on Tuesday when he was involved in a single-car crash.

Following the lengthy Tuesday surgery, Woods was "awake, responsive, and recovering in his hospital room."

What are the details?

Dr. Anish Mahajan of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center issued a statement on Woods' condition, noting that Woods suffered multiple "open fractures" to his right leg.

"Comminuted open fractures affecting both the upper and lower portions of the tibia and fibula bones were stabilized by inserting a rod into the tibia," Mahajan said in part of the statement.

He also revealed that screws and pins were inserted in both Woods' foot and ankle during the surgery.

"Additional injuries to the bones of the foot and ankle were stabilized with a combination of screws and pins," the surgeon added. "Trauma to the muscle and soft tissue of the leg required surgical release of the covering of the muscles to relieve pressure due to swelling."

The statement was published on Woods' Twitter page along with a message from Woods' team.

"We thank everyone for the overwhelming support and messages during this tough time," a portion of the statement added.

"[Woods] is currently awake, responsive, and recovering in his hospital room," the statement continued. "Thank you to the wonderful doctors and hospital staff at Harbor UCLA Medical Center, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, and the Fire Department. Your support and assistance has been outstanding."

"There are no further updates at this time, and we continue to thank you for your well-wishes and privacy for him and his family," the statement concluded.

https://t.co/vZitnFV0YA
— Tiger Woods (@Tiger Woods)1614144628.0

What else?

During the horrific accident, Woods was said to be awake and lucid.

ESPN reports, "The two-lane road on which the rollover occurred curves through upscale suburbs, and the northbound side that Woods was driving on descends steeply enough that signs warn trucks to use lower gears. The speed limit is 45 mph."

Sheriff Alex Villanueva of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said that Woods' vehicle "appeared to first make contact with [a] median, then went across the two southbound lanes."

"It hit a curb, hit trees, and rolled over several times, with the vehicle ultimately settling several hundred feet from the road," ESPN reported. "There were no skid marks and no evidence of braking, and weather was not a factor."

Authorities did not divulge the specific speed at which they believed Woods was traveling but pointed out that Woods was driving at a "relatively greater speed than normal" when he first struck the median.

The airbags, Villanueva said, "gave him a cushion to survive the crash."

Deputy Carlos Gonzalez, who arrived first on the scene of Tuesday's crash, said that it's "very fortunate" that Woods "was able to come out of this alive."

BREAKING: Tiger Woods sustains multiple injuries in single-car crash, had to be extracted with jaws of life



Golf star Tiger Woods is in surgery after sustaining "multiple leg injuries" in a single-vehicle car accident on Tuesday, TMZ reported.

What are the details?

Woods' agent Mark Steinberg told the outlet that Woods, who is in surgery at the time of this reporting, was involved in an accident Tuesday in Los Angeles County.

When first responders arrived on the scene, they reportedly had to cut Woods out of the destroyed vehicle with the jaws of life.

In a statement, local officials said, "On February 23, 2021, at approximately 7:12 AM [local time], LASD responded to a single vehicle roll-over traffic collision on the border of Rolling Hills Estates and Ranchos Palos Verdes. The vehicle was traveling northbound on Hawthorne Boulevard, at Blackhorse Road, when it crashed. The vehicle sustained major damage."

It is not clear at the time of this reporting what caused the accident, which remains under investigation.

A look at the car Tiger Woods was in. https://t.co/biSQfMW0sK https://t.co/WubFojEGfi
— Cody Chaffins (@Cody Chaffins)1614109790.0

What else do we know right now?

TMZ also reported that dispatch audio from the accident detailed the severe accident and highlighted how EMS workers carried out the dramatic rescue.

Authorities told TMZ that they did not feel alcohol was a contributing factor in the accident.

The outlet reports that Woods, 45, was in the area for his annual Genesis Invitational golf tournament, which ended Sunday at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades.

This is a developing story and will be updated when more information is available.