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golf legend Tiger Woods was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital on Tuesday after suffering multiple injuries when his car went off the road and rolled down a steep hillside.
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Woods was the only person in the car and no other cars or people were involved in the crash, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva.
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We arrived on scene at 7:18 a.m. and discovered the solo vehicle collision and the sole occupant was again Tiger Woods and deputies.
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At the time.
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They did not see any evidence of impairment anything that of concern, obviously the life setting measures that had to be taken.
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The 45 year old was driving near Los Angeles when his vehicle flipped and crashed woods.
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His injuries were not believed to be life threatening, according to ESPN.
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Citing police sources, The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department responded to a rollover traffic collision at approximately 7:12 a.m. Local time and set a traffic investigation was being conducted.
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In a statement to Golf Digest journalist Daniel Rappaport.
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Woods is agent Mark Steinberg said The golf star quotes suffered multiple leg injuries.
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Woods, whose career has been hampered in recent years by back injuries, hosted the PGA Tour's annual Genesis Invitational at the Riviera Country Club over the weekend, but did not compete.
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He underwent his fifth back surgery in December.
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Woods held the top spot in professional golf's world rankings for a record 683 weeks, winning 14 major championship titles between 1997 in 2000 and eight.
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After a series of injuries and personal issues at times derailed his career, Woods claimed his 15th major title at the Masters in 2019.