TIGER ‘NO MEMORY OF CRASH HORROR’
Severely injured golfer won’t face charge say police
TIGER Woods told police he had no memory of the car crash that left him with a shattered right leg – and was oblivious at the time to the severity of his injuries.
Officers yesterday disclosed more details of the superstar golfer’s condition after revealing no charges will be brought against him.
Woods, 45, was calm when he was found trapped in a loaned SUV after Tuesday’s accident in California, said Sheriff Alex Villanueva.
He added: “At the hospital he was asked about it by investigators and said he had no recollection of the crash itself.”
Deputy Carlos Gonzalez, first on the scene six minutes after a 911 emergency call, said: “I don’t think he was aware of how gravely he was injured at the time. It could be a mixture of adrenaline, it could’ve been shock.
“From the moment he rolled over to when I arrived it was very quick, so I don’t know if he had time to fully assess his injuries.”
Deputy Gonzalez said he saw no signs of Woods being impaired by alcohol, which was why no blood test was performed. The golf legend is recovering in hospital from extensive surgery to his right leg and ankle.
He reportedly hit a raised central reservation “at speed”, a street sign and a tree before flipping his £50,000 vehicle several times at Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County.
It came to rest in roadside bushes. Police said the seatbelt saved his life.
Friend Pete McDaniel said the 15-time Major champion’s mother Tida told him their family are “relieved more than anything else”.
On fears for Woods’s future as a player, he added: “Tiger will listen to his body and doctors. But he is so mentally tough that he’ll find a silver lining and it’ll push him to come back.”