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Tiger Woods seriously injured after SUV rolls over in crash in suburban Los Angeles

By Associated Press

Feb. 23, 2021

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Authorities say Tiger Woods has been seriously injured after his SUV rolled over and ended up on its side in suburban Los Angeles. Woods' agent says he is undergoing leg surgery.
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A vehicle rest on its side after a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods along a road in the Rancho Palos Verdes suburb of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Feb. 23. Woods had to be extricated from the vehicle with the "jaws of life" tools, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a statement. Woods was taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries. The vehicle sustained major damage, the sheriff's department said.
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Tiger Woods looks on during the trophy ceremony on the practice green after the final round of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. Woods was injured Tuesday, Feb. 23, in a vehicle rollover in Los Angeles County and had to be extricated from the vehicle with the “jaws of life” tools, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
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A Sheriff's car blocks a road near a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the Rancho Palos Verdes suburb of Los Angeles. Woods had to be extricated from the vehicle with the "jaws of life" tools, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.
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A vehicle rests on its side after a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods along a road in the Rancho Palos Verdes suburb of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Feb. 23. Woods suffered leg injuries in the one-car accident and was undergoing surgery, authorities and his manager said.
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A vehicle rests on its side after a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods along a road in the Rancho Palos Verdes suburb of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Feb. 23. Woods suffered leg injuries in the one-car accident and was undergoing surgery, authorities and his manager said.
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A vehicle rests on its side after a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods along a road in the Rancho Palos Verdes suburb of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Feb. 23. Woods suffered leg injuries in the one-car accident and was undergoing surgery, authorities and his manager said.
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Workers remove debris near a vehicle on its side after a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods Tuesday, Feb. 23, in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles. Woods suffered leg injuries in the one-car accident and was undergoing surgery, authorities and his manager said.
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A vehicle rests on its side after a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the Rancho Palos Verdes suburb of Los Angeles. Woods suffered leg injuries in the one-car accident and was undergoing surgery, authorities and his manager said.
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Workers move a vehicle after a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the Rancho Palos Verdes suburb of Los Angeles. Woods suffered leg injuries in the one-car accident and was undergoing surgery, authorities and his manager said.
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A vehicle rests on its side after a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods Tuesday, Feb. 23, in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles. Woods suffered leg injuries in the one-car accident and was undergoing surgery, authorities and his manager said.
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A worker moves debris after a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the Rancho Palos Verdes suburb of Los Angeles. Woods suffered leg injuries in the one-car accident and was undergoing surgery, authorities and his manager said.
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A law enforcement officer looks over a damaged vehicle following a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods, Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the Rancho Palos Verdes suburb of Los Angeles. Woods suffered leg injuries in the one-car accident and was undergoing surgery, authorities and his manager said.
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A law enforcement officer looks over a damaged vehicle following a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods, Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the Rancho Palos Verdes suburb of Los Angeles. Woods suffered leg injuries in the one-car accident and was undergoing surgery, authorities and his manager said.
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A crane is used to lift a vehicle following a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods, Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the Rancho Palos Verdes suburb of Los Angeles. Woods suffered leg injuries in the one-car accident and was undergoing surgery, authorities and his manager said.
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A vehicle bumper sits on a flatbed truck following a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods, Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the Rancho Palos Verdes section of Los Angeles. Woods suffered leg injuries in the one-car accident and was undergoing surgery, authorities and his manager said.
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Law enforcement officers looks over a damaged vehicle following a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods, Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the Rancho Palos Verdes suburb of Los Angeles. Woods suffered leg injuries in the one-car accident and was undergoing surgery, authorities and his manager said.
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A damaged car is loaded onto another vehicle to be removed in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 23. Tiger Woods was seriously injured when the SUV he was driving rolled over and ended up on its side, authorities said. The golf superstar had to be pulled out through the windshield, and his agent said he was undergoing leg surgery. Woods was alone in the SUV when it crashed shortly before 7:15 a.m., and no other cars were involved, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. He was alert as firefighters pried open the front windshield to get him out, said Christopher Thomas, a spokesman for the county Fire Department.

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