Police unable to question Woods

Reuters - Sun, 29 Nov 08:05:00 2009

Florida troopers who sought to interview Tiger Woods and his wife on Saturday about how his SUV struck a fire hydrant and a neighbour's tree were told by his agent to come back the following day.

GOLF Tiger Woods bites his club after his second shot on the 11th hole during the final round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, June 7, 2009. - 0

Two Florida Highway Patrol vehicles had arrived at Woods' $2.4 million mansion outside Orlando, but the patrol later issued a statement that the interview was postponed to Sunday.

"The Florida Highway Patrol has received information that Tiger Woods and his wife were not available to be interviewed as we had previously scheduled," Kim Montes, a sergeant with the FHP's Orlando division, said in a statement.

"This announcement came from his (Woods') agent. Troopers were asked to return tomorrow (Sunday). This is still an ongoing crash investigation."

Woods, 33, the greatest golfer of his generation and one of the world's most recognisable figures, hit a fire hydrant and tree as he pulled his Cadillac Escalade out of the driveway of his house at around 02:25 EST on Friday, the FHP said. He was taken to the hospital with some injuries, and released.

Montes said no more information would be given until the "traffic crash" investigation was completed, but that 911 tapes from the incident would be released after being reviewed by the investigating trooper. "There is no specific timeline on when that will occur," she added.

More than two dozen media and nine television trucks were camped outside the guarded gates of the exclusive Isleworth community when the FHP entered in their bid to interview Woods.

Woods was treated at a nearby hospital early on Friday with what police described as "serious injuries," but the golfer's management team said the accident was minor and Woods had been released from the hospital in good condition after being treated.

When police arrived at Woods' home shortly after the accident, the golfer was bleeding from the mouth and was "in and out of it for several minutes," Windermere Police Chief Daniel Saylor told CNN on Friday.

He "was on the ground, semi-unconscious and had lacerations to the upper and lower lips," Saylor said, adding that Woods' Swedish wife, Elin Nordegren, used a golf club to smash a window of his SUV to get him out.

Nordegren "explained to my officers that the doors were locked and she could not gain entry" into the crashed vehicle, so she "used a golf club" to smash a window, he said.

Woods, who has had two young children with Nordegren since they married in 2004, was the only passenger in the vehicle, Saylor said.

The accident was not alcohol-related, the FHP said. "The crash remains under investigation and charges are pending," it said.

Woods' office, in a statement published on his website, said: "He was admitted, treated and released today in good condition. We appreciate very much everyone's thoughts and well wishes."

Woods is scheduled to host his annual Chevron World Challenge tournament in Thousand Oaks, California, next week. It starts on Thursday and Woods was expected to hold a news conference on Tuesday.

Woods is perhaps the world's richest athlete and the biggest draw in golf as he chases Jack Nicklaus' record for victories in Major tournaments and the unofficial title of best golfer ever. He has won 71 times on the US tour in a glittering career that includes 14 Major wins.

He made a triumphant return to professional golf in February after being sidelined for eight months following reconstructive knee surgery, and finished on top of the FedEx Cup standings for the season.

Reuters

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  1. there are many people have been waiting a long time to­­ pull him down­ and now they are having a feast. This­ is­ time that we laugh at him,­ sell papers and glossy­­ magazines.....God forgives all sins....

    From jimi, on Thu 3 Dec 10:34AM

  2. actually, we are waiting for news on sports not­­ gossip....Let's wish him a speedy recovery.

    From jimi, on Thu 3 Dec 3:49AM

  3. actually, we are waiting for news on sports not­­ gossip....

    From jimi, on Thu 3 Dec 3:42AM

  4. is tiger playing a round ?

    From M S, on Tue 1 Dec 12:25PM

  5. why didnt he use a driver ?

    From M S, on Tue 1 Dec 12:23PM

  6. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT A AGENT CAN TELL THE POLICE­ THEY CAN NOT SEE OR INTERVIEW TIGER WOODS WHAT MAKES­ RIM ABOVE THE LAW OF THE LAND SIMPLE MONEY MONEY MONEY­ ITS TERRIBLE MONEY TALKS AND TO BEAT IT ALL A DAFT­ AGENT TELLS THE LAW YOU CAN'T SEE TIGER WOODS UNTIL­ WE SAY SO WHATS THE WORLD COMING TO

    From John, on Mon 30 Nov 9:09PM

  7. How does Tigers wife drag a 190 lb unconscious Tiger ­ across two row's of seats and out through the back­­ window ?

    And for that matter how did she get in to ­ the back of the car and across two rows of back seats ­ in the first place ?

    And Chelski Traktor owners say ­ they buy these colossal gas guzzlers because they are ­ safer ?

    Looks like those in gated communities are safe­ from the full arm of the law to me can that be right­ ?

    If this guy was not such a silly control freak in­ the first place I guess the truth that his wife­ smashed the­ back window BEFORE Tiger pressed the­ throttle to escape with his life might have come out­ and we might never have given a dang ! :-)

    I wonder­ how much the security tapes for the Wood's House­ hold covering Thursday night Friday morning are now­ worth ? Of course they have probably already been­ deleted and or destroyed :-)

    From art_tidesco, on Mon 30 Nov 12:59AM

  8. How does Tigers wife drag a 190 lb unconscious Tiger ­ across two row's of seats and out through the back­­ window ?
    And for that matter how did she get in to the­ back of the car and across two rows of back seats in­ the first place ?
    And Chelski Traktor owners say they­ buy these colossal gas guzzlers because they are safer­ ?
    Looks like those in gated communities are safe from­ the full arm of the law to me can that be right ?
    If­ this guy was not such a silly control freak in the ­ first place I guess the truth that his wife smashed­ the­ back window BEFORE Tiger pressed the throttle to­ escape with his life might have come out and we might­ never have given a dang ! :-)

    I wonder how much the­ security tapes for the Wood's House hold covering­ Thursday night Friday night are now worth ? Of course­ they have probably already been deleted and or­ destroyed :-)

    From art_tidesco, on Mon 30 Nov 12:57AM

  9. If O. J. Simpon can get away with butchering his ex­ wife, surely the "Tycoon" can get away with­ smoking some weed and crashing a car. It's really­ nothing. He didn't even steal the car :-)

    From Danny, on Sun 29 Nov 10:07PM

  10. It's all in the game of golf. A golfer plays with­ man-made clubs and balls in the fairway and scores in­ the hole. At home, he plays with natural club and balls­ in the 'fairway'and scores too. If however he­ chooses to take the home equipment to go and score in­ an un-'fairway' somewhere else, the home-front­ manager might change the rules by using a man-made club­ to score in the hole on the golfer's face.­ Everybody was playing golf and scoring.

    From CHUKWUKA, on Sun 29 Nov 8:17PM

  11. Looks as if his lips did a better job than the air­ bags, probably saved his life.

    From zuggle, on Sun 29 Nov 8:16PM
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    341 - U SHAD BE IN BED WEE GARL GET YOU TAY YER COT YEE­ FACKIN RASCOL.

    From Donney, on Sun 29 Nov 7:53PM

  13. A normal couple is told to report to the police at a­ time and not when they want

    From John, on Sun 29 Nov 7:46PM

  14. Smacks of the old OJ Simpson debacle to me

    From zuggle, on Sun 29 Nov 7:43PM

  15. The police were told to return by his agent. That`s­ just fecking stupid. I can just see one of our­ policemen/woman being to told to return the next day by­ an agent.
    It just wouldn`t happen.

    Or would­ it.....................................? Money, it­ seems does talk :-)

    From I-Love-Beer, on Sun 29 Nov 7:42PM

  16. Donney is an idiot!

    From j m, on Sun 29 Nov 7:36PM

  17. So, his agent is more powerful than the­ Police

    Pathetic really

    From H C, on Sun 29 Nov 7:15PM

  18. an insult calling him an 'athlete' for gods­ sake he hits a little ball into a little hole!!! then­ walks a few yards and tries again, he does'nt even­ carry his own bag!1
    over rated and well over paid,­ biggest bore in the name of sport.

    hes to fall of­ himself, hope this brings him down a notch

    From dna, on Sun 29 Nov 7:06PM

  19. HOGWASH

    From hanniballookalike, on Sun 29 Nov 6:55PM

  20. "hit a fire hydrant and tree as he pulled his­ Cadillac Escalade out of the driveway of his­ house"... that's not an accident, that's a­ text book manoeuvre if you're the owner of an­ American built car!! You would have to place 4 blocks­ of ice underneath a sofa and then push it down a hill­ to get the same handling. I'm sure the police only­ want to find out is that with all the money he has he­ went and got an Escalade, a tasteful car if I ever saw­ one... I can only assume it was given to him.

    From Andy S, on Sun 29 Nov 6:54PM
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