LOMITA, Calif. — Tiger Woods was "very fortunate" to be alive following an early-morning wreck near Los Angeles that destroyed his SUV and resulted in severe injuries to Woods' legs.
Woods was "conscious" and "able to communicate" when Los Angeles County firefighters arrived on the scene of his Tuesday morning accident. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva indicated there was "no evidence of impairment" when observing Woods at the scene.
Shortly after 7 a.m. Pacific Time, Woods was driving north on Hawthorne Boulevard in Rolling Hills Estates. The car left the road, crossed the southbound lanes, and came to rest on the driver's side in a gully several hundred feet from the center divider.