All posts containing the tag: "Crash"
Posted Dec 3rd 2009 5:09AM by TMZ Staff
Tiger Woods was snoring when a neighbor approached him in the wake of the crash Friday morning -- this according to new audio tapes released by the Florida Highway Patrol.
The neighbor, Jarius Lavar Adams, was interviewed by FHP in the wake of the crash, and described everything he saw when he approached the crash scene -- including Tiger's injuries.
On the tape, Adams describes "the lacerations that were on his lip." When a trooper asks if there was "a lot of blood?" Adams replies, "Not a lot, not a lot."
Adams also claimed he didn't smell booze or any kind of drug on Woods when he approached him.
A trooper asks, "Did you get close enough that you would think you would have smelled it if he had been drinking?" Adams responds, "Definitely. Yes. Yes."
During the interview, Adams also claims both Tiger Woods' mother and the mother of his wife, Elin Nordegren, were both at the crash scene.
We have confirmed from our sources that Tiger's mom was definitely there.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TMZ Sports, Tiger Woods
Tags: alcohol, audio tape, AudioTape, crash, drugs, elin nordegren, elin woods, ElinNordegren, ElinWoods, florida highway patrol, FloridaHighwayPatrol, infidelity, interview, snoring, tiger woods, tiger woods car crash, TigerWoods, TigerWoodsCarCrash
Posted Dec 3rd 2009 5:07AM by TMZ Staff
It's a match made in hell -- a popular adultery website is offering Tiger Woods a whole lotta moolah to be the new face of Internet-based cheating ... and the offers don't stop there.
TMZ has obtained a contract sent to Tiger by the people over at AshleyMadison.com -- a website for people who want to secretly cheat on their spouses -- offering him $5 million to provide services in connection with the "advertisement, endorsement, sale and promotion" of the website.
The site's honchos never call Tiger out for cheating ... they just think Tiger and his self-proclaimed "personal sins" are a perfect match for their cheeky agenda.
Now for Round Two: The porn company Vivid Entertainement is offering up their own $1 million purse ... to "any woman who has proof she was a paramour of Tiger Woods and will sign a contract with the studio."
Sounds like a raw deal.
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Exclusives, Tiger Woods
Tags: adultery, ashleymadison.com, cheating, crash, dollars, elin nordegren, ElinNordegren, million, Tiger woods, TigerWoods, vivid entertainment, VividEntertainment
Posted Dec 2nd 2009 3:02PM by TMZ Staff
It's what we've been wondering for days -- and now, we finally have an answer to the golf club mystery.
A law enforcement official tells TMZ Tiger Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren, used a wedge to blast out the two windows on his SUV.
There are several types of wedges. We don't know which one Elin chose ... but Tiger typically only carries a lob wedge and a sand wedge.
For all you non-golfers, a wedge is used for short shots -- usually around the green. It's angled with a high loft.
Golfers use wedges to get out of tight spots and unplayable lies. Oh the iron-y.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TMZ Sports, Exclusives, Tiger Woods
Tags: accident, crash, elin nordegren, ElinNordegren, fire hydrant, FireHydrant, florida, golf, golf club, GolfClub, golfer, hydrant, iron, tiger woods, TigerWoods, wedge, windemere
Posted Dec 2nd 2009 12:50PM by TMZ Staff
The photos authorities just released of the Tiger Woods crash show multiple surveillance cameras on Tiger's property -- and one of the cameras points right down the driveway.
As we first reported, cops wanted to see the surveillance video, but we're told it was not turned over.
If video exists, it should show both Tiger and his wife leaving the property.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TMZ Sports, Tiger Woods
Tags: crash, surveillance video, SurveillanceVideo, suv, tiger woods, TigerWoods, video
Posted Dec 1st 2009 3:02PM by TMZ Staff
Tiger Woods' car crash is really gonna cost him ... $164.
The Florida Highway Patrol just said Tiger will be given a ticket for careless driving -- the result of Friday's single-vehicle crash.
The FHP said the investigation is complete and it will not seek any search warrants for his medical records.
The agency also says no one involved has made claims of domestic violence.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Tiger Woods
Tags: careless driving, CarelessDriving, crash, domestic violence, DomesticViolence, fire hydrant, FireHydrant, golf, suv, tiger woods, TigerWoods, tree, vehicle, video
Posted Nov 30th 2009 2:25PM by TMZ Staff
Tareq and Michaele Salahi were definitely up for the White House challenge last week .... when you look at this photo gallery, you'll see how hard practice led them to crash President Barack Obama's party.
Filed under: Photo Galleries, Politix
Tags: barack obama, BarackObama, celebrity crash, CelebrityCrash, crash, DC, gallery, obama, party crashers, PartyCrashers, pictures
Posted Nov 29th 2009 3:25PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has obtained incredible photos of Tiger Woods' SUV just after it crashed into a tree early Friday morning.
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Photo Galleries, Ride Me, Exclusives, Tiger Woods
Tags: accident, crash, fire hydrant, FireHydrant, photos, suv, tiger woods, Tiger Woods Car Crash Photos, TigerWoods, TigerWoodsCarCrashPhotos
Posted Nov 29th 2009 2:23PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has obtained the 911 call made when Tiger Woods crashed his SUV early Friday morning.
The caller, a male, can be heard telling dispatchers, "I need an ambulance immediately, I have someone down outside my house ... It's a car accident ... My neighbor, he hit the tree. I see him and he's laying down."
When the dispatcher asked if the person was unconscious, the neighbor responded, "Yes."
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Tiger Woods
Tags: 911 call, 911Call, crash, Tiger Woods, TigerWoods
Posted Nov 29th 2009 1:30PM by TMZ Staff
Tiger Woods had a "Kobe Special" on his brain hours after what looks like a domestic dispute with his wife, Elin Nordegren -- this according to someone who spoke with Tiger on Friday.
During the phone conversation on Friday, Tiger told his friend, "I have to run to Zales to get a 'Kobe Special.'" The person on the other end of the phone asked Tiger what a "Kobe Special" was. The reply -- "A house on a finger."
During the conversation, Tiger said his wife had "gone ghetto" on him.
As we first reported, Tiger told the friend his wife had scratched his face up during an argument over a report that the golf great had cheated on her. The "other woman" named in the story -- Rachel Uchitel -- calls the report "bulls**t."
Of course, the Kobe reference is the now-famous house/ring he gave his wife Vanessa after the whole Colorado thing. We're assuming Tiger was joking, though he can certainly afford it.
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Exclusives, Tiger Woods
Tags: accident, crash, Elin Nordegren, ElinNordegren, jewelry, kobe bryant, KobeBryant, police, ring, suv, tiger woods, TigerWoods, zales
Posted Nov 29th 2009 1:27PM by TMZ Staff
Tiger Woods just posted the following statement on his site:
"As you all know, I had a single-car accident earlier this week, and sustained some injuries. I have some cuts, bruising and right now I'm pretty sore.
This situation is my fault, and it's obviously embarrassing to my family and me. I'm human and I'm not perfect. I will certainly make sure this doesn't happen again.
This is a private matter and I want to keep it that way. Although I understand there is curiosity, the many false, unfounded and malicious rumors that are currently circulating about my family and me are irresponsible.
The only person responsible for the accident is me. My wife, Elin, acted courageously when she saw I was hurt and in trouble. She was the first person to help me. Any other assertion is absolutely false.
This incident has been stressful and very difficult for Elin, our family and me. I appreciate all the concern and well wishes that we have received. But, I would also ask for some understanding that my family and I deserve some privacy no matter how intrusive some people can be."
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Tiger Woods
Tags: crash, elin nordegren, ElinNordegren, statement, suv, Tiger Woods, TigerWoods
Posted Nov 29th 2009 1:26PM by TMZ Staff
The 911 made on the morning of Tiger Woods' car crash did not come from Tiger's wife, Elin Nordegren -- it came from a neighbor.
Florida Highway Patrol says there was only one call made and it will be released sometime today. We'll put it up on the website, stat.
The FHP is scheduled to go back to Tiger's home at 3:00 PM ET to speak with him and his wife ... and to observe the marks on his face.
Stay tuned ...
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Tiger Woods
Tags: 911 call, 911Call, accident, crash, elin nordegren, ElinNordegren, neighbor, tiger woods, TigerWoods
Posted Nov 29th 2009 1:24PM by TMZ Staff
Nick Hogan was involved in a minor car accident last night in downtown Los Angeles.
There were no injuries. Police came to the scene, but no report was taken.
He was coming back from a charity event to raise money for an organization called Keep It On The Track that teaches people to drive safely.
Yes, really.
Filed under: The Hogans, Exclusives
Tags: car accident, CarAccident, crash, nick hogan, NickHogan
Posted Nov 28th 2009 8:50PM by TMZ Staff
Tiger Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren, changed the story she told the first officer on the scene, according to law enforcement sources.
The Windemere Police Department says Tiger's wife went outside, saw that her husband had struck a fire hydrant and a tree, and then went back inside the house for a golf club to use to try and extricate him from the vehicle. But we've learned Nordegren told a very different story to the Florida Highway Patrol, and it does not involve going back in the house for a club. Our sources will not allow us to be more specific.
And we've learned there was no blood found on the steering wheel of Tiger's SUV -- putting into serious doubt that Tiger sustained his injuries from the crash.
As we first reported, Tiger had a conversation with a friend yesterday, in which he said his wife had confronted him over reports he was involved with another woman ... and that his wife scratched his face up during the argument. Tiger told the friend he then left the house, started driving off and his wife then came out with a golf club, striking the vehicle. Tiger then became distracted and hit the hydrant and then a nearby tree.
We're told cops will interview Tiger and his wife later today.
UPDATE: A neighbor tells TMZ they saw cops show up at Tiger's house this morning -- only to get turned away again. Tiger's wife, Elin, was spotted (below) driving out of the Isleworth subdivision in Windermere earlier today.
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Exclusives, Tiger Woods
Tags: accident, club, crash, elin Nordegren, ElinNordegren, florida highway patrol, FloridaHighwayPatrol, golf, suv, tiger woods, TigerWoods, tree, windemere police department, WindemerePoliceDepartment, window
Posted Nov 28th 2009 8:35PM by TMZ Staff
Tiger Woods did not suffer facial lacerations from a car accident. They were inflicted by his wife, Elin Nordegren -- according to a conversation Woods had Friday after the accident.
Tiger has yet to be formally interviewed by the Florida Highway Patrol -- that should happen this afternoon. But we're told Tiger had a conversation Friday -- with a non-law enforcement type -- detailing what went down before his Escalade hit a fire hydrant.
We're told he said his wife had confronted him about reports that he was seeing another woman. The argument got heated and, according to our source, she scratched his face up. We're told it was then Woods beat a hasty retreat for his SUV -- but according to our source, Woods says his wife followed behind with a golf club. As Tiger drove away, she struck the vehicle several times with the club.
We're told Woods became "distracted," thought the vehicle was stopped, and looked to see what had happened. At that point the SUV hit the fire hydrant and then hit a tree.
We're also told Woods had said during the conversation Friday he had been taking prescription pain medication for an injury, which could explain why he seemed somewhat out of it at the scene.
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Exclusives, Tiger Woods
Tags: accident, crash, Elin Nordegren, ElinNordegren, escalade, fire hydrants, FireHydrants, lacerations, scratches, suv, tiger woods, TigerWoods
Posted Nov 28th 2009 6:07AM by TMZ Staff
Tiger Woods doesn't like hitting his golf shots into the trees -- so hitting one with his SUV really sucks.
WFTV in Orlando obtained photos of Tiger's Escalade after it smacked into a tree early Friday morning. Tiger was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and released shortly thereafter.
Sources tell TMZ Woods and his wife, Elin Nordegren, were arguing right before the accident over allegations Woods had an affair.
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Tiger Woods
Tags: crash, elin nordegren, ElinNordegren, suv, tiger woods, TigerWoods, tree
