Tiger Woods 차량전복 사고로 살아있다는게 행운, 사고현장 경찰 왈 ' 심한 부상을 당했지만 정신은 멀쩡했었다'라고 언급했는데....
하필 요즘 미국에서 가장 인기 급상승하고 있는 현대차의 자존심, G-80SUV를 타고 달리다 이런 전복사고가 났으니, 이유야 추후 자세히 밝혀지겠지만, 현재 Genesis 이미지에 먹칠을 한것은 피할수 없을것 같다. 사고의 정황을 한마디로 요약하면, Tiger Woods는 고속도로의 커브가 심한 Downhill에서 주행속도보다 훨씬 고속으로 달리다가 콘트롤이 안돼 전복사고를 낸것으로 보인다.
다행히도 사고가 난후 현장에 달려간 LA County의 보안경찰, Alex Villanueva씨는 Tiger Woods 가 정신이 말짱한 가운데 생존해 있다는게 신기하다고 상황설명을 해주었었다.
Villanueva씨의 설명에 의하면, 타이거 우드는 "규정속도보다 더 고속으로 북쪽으로 뻗친 내리막길을 달리다가 중앙분리대 들이받고, 수백피트를 날아가서 전복한 것이다. 그는 추가 설명하기를 긴급비상사고 처리반이 도착했을때, 그어떤 결함이 있었다는 증거는 없었음을 강조하기도했다.
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"그가 타고가던 차량은 중앙분리대를 들이받고 수백피트 떨어진곳에 처박혔는데, 그것은 규정속도보다 훨씬 빠르게 달렸었다는 것을 확실히 보여주었다. 왜냐면 사고지역은 내리막길이었을뿐만 아니라 커브길이었었다. 그지역은 사고가 많은 지점으로 널리 알려진 곳으로, 규정속도를 오버하여 발생한 오늘의 사고는 특별한 사고는 아니었다."라고 그는 설명한다.
그는 또 추가 설명하기를 "타이거 우드가 운전했던, 2021년도모델 Hyundai Genesis SUV는 완전히 부서졌지만, 차량내부는 거의 제모습을 간직하고 있었다"라고 했다. 타이거우드는 바로 Harbor UCLA Hospital로 긴급 후송됐었다고 Los Angeles County의 소방서장 Daryl Osby 설명했다.
내생각으로는 그렇게 큰 전복사고였는데도 중앙 분리대를 들이받은 부분만 대파됐고, 차량안은 거의 찌그러졌거나 부서진곳이 없었다는 점은, 현대의 Hyundai Genesis SUV가가 튼튼하게 제작된 차량임을 간접적으로 증명된것으로 다행이었다.
Osby씨는 성명서에서 발표하기를, 갖고있던 장비와 도끼를 동원하여 차안에 갇혀있던 '우드'를 꺼집어 냈었다. 우드는 정신이 말짱 했으나 다리에 심한 상처로 고통을 호소하고 있었다. 병원에 후송된 "우드"는 현재 다리 수술중에 있다고 한다.
사고현장에 있었던 관계자들은 설명하기를 '우드'의 두번째 충돌이 있었지만, 그사고에서는 다른 부상은 없었다고 했다. Lomita Sheriff’s Station경찰서는 사고조사를 계속중에 있다.
트럼프 대통령은 무사한 쾌차를 빌겠다고 밝혔고, 트럼프는 우드에게 2019년도에 "자유를 상징하는 대통령 메달"을 수여 하기도 했었다.
더자세한 사고내용은 아래의 뉴스 보도를 보면 된다.
Tiger Woods was alive and conscious when first responders rushed to the scene of a single-vehicle rollover crash Tuesday morning, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said.
Villanueva said that Woods was driving at a "relatively greater speed than normal" when he crashed in a hilly area and that Woods was driving northbound when he hit a center divider and flew several hundred feet. He added that there was no evidence of impairment when emergency personnel arrived.
"[The vehicle] crossed the center divider, to the point that it rested several hundred feet away so obviously that indicates they were going at a relatively -- a greater speed than normal. However, because it is downhill, it slopes and it also curves," he said. "That area has a high frequency of accidents. It’s not uncommon."
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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 section of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. Woods suffered leg injuries in the one-car accident and was undergoing surgery, authorities and his manager said. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) (AP)
Villanueva added that the front end of the 2021 Hyundai Genesis SUV that Woods was driving was "totally destroyed" but the interior was "more or less intact."
Woods was transported to Harbor UCLA Hospital, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby said.
Osby clarified from an earlier statement that extricated using a prying tool and an ax to take Woods out of his vehicle. He said Woods was in stable condition but suffering from serious leg injuries.
Officials said that a second crash occurred after Woods’ wreck but there were no injuries from that incident. The Lomita Sheriff’s Station was continuing the investigation.
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Officials also made clear that Woods was wearing his seatbelt.
(Woods' vehicle after the crash. (KTTV))
Deputy Carlos Gonzalez was among the first emergency personnel members to arrive on the scene. Gonzalez said he asked Woods’ name. He said Woods knew where he was and what time of day it was. Gonzalez described Woods as "calm and lucid."
"I’ve seen fatal traffic collisions so I will say that it is very fortunate that Mr. Woods was able to come out of this alive," Gonzalez said.
Officials didn't divulge on Woods' current status. The Los Angeles Times reported that Woods suffered a shattered ankle, two leg fractures including one compound.
While the circumstances around the crash weren’t officially released, two sources told Fox News that Woods was set to work with Discovery Networks to do behind the scenes "teaching lessons" with several stars. He was seen with NBA legend Dwyane Wade and actor David Spade. Actress Jada Pinkett Smith also posted a photo with the golfer Monday.
Woods was set to tape two more "lessons" at the Rolling Hills County Club at 8 a.m. local time – one with Drew Brees and the other with Los Angeles Chargers rookie Justin Herbert. Sources told Fox News Woods was running late when he took off from the hotel in an SUV. The sources said that Woods’ crews and a handler were getting ready and were waiting for about two hours before hearing about the crash.
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A Discovery rep told Fox News that Woods was set to continue filming Tuesday before the crash as the golfer and the network have a long-term partnership.
"Everyone at Discovery and GOLFTV wishes Tiger a speedy recovery and our thoughts are with him, his family and his team at this time," Discovery Networks said in a statement.
Former President Trump was among those who wished Woods well. Trump awarded Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019.
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Woods recently had a fifth back surgery on Dec. 23, and the first since a procedure to fuse his lower spine back in April 2017. On Sunday, he couldn't say whether or not he would be at The Masters.
"God, I hope so," Woods on the CBS broadcast of the Genesis Invitational.
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"I'm feeling fine," Woods said. "I'm a little bit stiff. I have one more MRI scheduled so that we'll see if the annulus [fibrosis] is scarred over finally and see if I can start doing more activities. But still in the gym, still doing the mundane stuff that you have to do for rehab, the little things before I can start gravitating towards something a little more."
Fox News' Bret Baier, Paulina Dedaj and Maria Haas contributed to this report.
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