Tiger Woods was seriously injured Friday morning in a car accident, the Florida Highway Patrol says, but his agent said Friday afternoon that he is fine.
The Orlando Sentinel reports that Woods pulled out of his driveway at about 2:25 a.m., struck a fire hydrant and drove into a tree on a neighbor's property. Orange County Fire Rescue received a call for aid at Woods' residence at 2:28 AM ET. Woods, who was driving a 2009 black Escalade, was taken to Health Central Hospital in Ocoee, Florida, in serious condition. WESH 2 News reports that Woods has been treated for facial lacerations. According to WESH,the Florida Highway Patrol has determined that alcohol was not a factorin the crash. According to the Sentinel, Health Central Hospital said at approximately 2:30 PM ET that Woods was notcurrently at the hospital, but it was not clear whether he was treated and released. Darren Rovell of CNBC reported at 3 PM ET that Woods' agent said, "He is fine."