Tiger Woods injured in car wreck
November 27, 2009 3:17 p.m. EST
Golfer Tiger Woods, 33, has won 93 tournaments since going pro in 1996.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Tiger Woods taken to Health Central Hospital after accident near home, Florida officials say
- His Cadillac SUV struck a fire hydrant, then a tree, according to Florida Highway Patrol
- Woods, 33, lives in Orange County with wife, supermodel Elin Nordegren, and two children
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(CNN) -- Golfer Tiger Woods was taken to a Florida hospital after suffering serious injuries in a car wreck early Friday, officials said.
The one-car accident occurred about 2:25 a.m. near his home in Windermere, a suburb of Orlando, according to an incident report from the Florida Highway Patrol.
Woods, 33, had just pulled out of his driveway and begun to drive down the street when his Cadillac SUV struck a fire hydrant, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The front of his vehicle then struck a tree.
Woods was taken to Health Central Hospital, though a woman who answered the phone Friday afternoon said he was not there.
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The crash is under investigation and charges are pending, though it was not clear who could face charges. The accident did not appear to have been alcohol-related, the statement said.
Woods lives in Orange County with his wife, supermodel Elin Nordegren, and two children.
Woods has won 93 tournaments, 71 of those on the PGA Tour, including the 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2005 Masters Tournaments, 1999, 2000, 2006 and 2007 PGA Championships, 2000, 2002, and 2008 U.S. Open Championships, and 2000, 2005 and 2006 Open Championships, according to his official Web site.