A third day of unanswered questions about the car accident feeds unrestrained speculation and a PR ordeal for the golfer, who has released a statement asking for privacy.
Of all of the world's sports superstars, Tiger Woods has been blessed with one of the more idyllic lives -- a gorgeous wife, two adorable children, multiple millions in the bank, and an image of purity and excellence that transcends the sport he dominates.
But the image, and with it one of the sporting world's premium brands, was under threat Sunday as the mystery surrounding his one-car accident, just a few steps from his Florida mansion on Friday, deepened and as he continued to refuse to talk to authorities.
Tiger's Neighbor's Account of Accident
But the image, and with it one of the sporting world's premium brands, was under threat Sunday as the mystery surrounding his one-car accident, just a few steps from his Florida mansion on Friday, deepened and as he continued to refuse to talk to authorities.
Tiger's Neighbor's Account of Accident
Woods, 33, broke a third day of silence Sunday with astatement on his website, in which he called the accident "embarrassing to my family and me" and pleaded for privacy.
"I'm human and I'm not perfect," he said. But, he added, "this is a private matter and I want to keep it that way."
His five-paragraph statement didn't fully answer many of the questions being raised about the accident. And Florida Highway Patrol troopers hoping to question Woods and his wife, Elin Nordegren, were told by Mark NeJame, a prominent Orlando criminal defense attorney, that neither would be available to be interviewed at the couple's $2.4-million home on Sunday. NeJame has also represented basketball star Shaquille O'Neal.
The accident that touched off the pressure on professional golf's No. 1 player began at 2:25 a.m. on Friday, when Woods backed his black Cadillac Escalade out of his driveway and then ran over a fire hydrant before hitting a tree on a neighbor's property. The car's front end was badly damaged and, according to police, Woods' wife said she used a golf club to break through a back window to remove him from the vehicle.
The transcript of a 911 call, made by an unidentified neighbor, said Woods was on the ground, unconscious but breathing. A private hospital ambulance arrived and took him to a hospital; he was released later that morning. His injuries included cuts on his face, authorities said, and the initial police report said alcohol was not a factor.
The transcript of a 911 call, made by an unidentified neighbor, said Woods was on the ground, unconscious but breathing. A private hospital ambulance arrived and took him to a hospital; he was released later that morning. His injuries included cuts on his face, authorities said, and the initial police report said alcohol was not a factor.
It remains unclear where Woods was going at that hour -- and why he has declined to speak with state troopers for three straight days.
Those questions have led to unrestrained speculation in a supermarket tabloid and on numerous Internet sites, where the claims have included suggestions that Woods was having an affair and that he and his wife might have been arguing over that. The National Enquirer published a story a few days before the accident alleging that he was seeing a New York night club hostess -- though according to the Associated Press, the woman denied having an affair.
Woods seemed to allude to that speculation in his statement Sunday, saying he was solely responsible for the accident and "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." He added: "I deserve some privacy no matter how intrusive some people can be." full story
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