Tiger Woods Faces An Uncertain Future
The Lead
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🗓️ 24 February 2021
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
In the aftermath of Tiger Woods's shocking car crash on Tuesday morning, Brendan Quinn joins us to discuss what we know about the accident, the latest on Tiger's condition, and the uncomfortable parallels (and differences) between this accident and his infamous car crash of 2009. We also discuss what the injuries he sustained in the crash could mean for Tiger's life and legacy, and why it's important to separate the man from the myth.
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| 0:14.0 | Yes, but, by our... |
| 0:15.0 | We have a roll over with the one-night trap. |
| 0:19.0 | We want to update you on Tiger Woods, who was injured this morning in a single car crash near Los Angeles. |
| 0:26.0 | The press goes out to arguably the greatest golf for all time, and my eyes have gotten dead. It's an iconic figure. |
| 0:34.0 | Today, the Athletics' Brendan Quinn, on what we know about Tiger Woods' car accident, and what it could mean for his life and legacy. |
| 0:42.0 | He is his own era, and everyone wanted that era to keep going. And we'll see where today's events leave that. |
| 0:51.0 | From wondering on the Athletic, I'm Kaby the Davidson. It's Wednesday, February 24th, and this is the lead. |
| 1:01.0 | Well, so, Brendan, it's currently a little bit before 8 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday night, and we need to say obviously that the story is still developing. |
| 1:09.0 | But as of now, what do we know about the car accident involving Tiger Woods? |
| 1:14.0 | Well, at this point, based on the press conference held by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department and various reporting. |
| 1:20.0 | Tiger Woods was driving at what was potentially too high of a speed around an area in Los Angeles County that had a pretty severe bend in the road. |
| 1:30.0 | The vehicle travels several hundred feet from the center divider at the intersection and rested on the west side of the road in the brush. |
| 1:39.0 | This was 17-15 in the morning, local time, in LA, where the SUV ended up on its side. |
| 1:44.0 | And there is a picture of the car, Holy Cow. And needed to be pride from the vehicle was removed by paramedics wielding axes. |
| 1:54.0 | We used a halogen tool, which is a tool used for prying, and we also used an axe to pry him from the vehicle. |
| 2:02.0 | He was taken from the vehicle with a see a collar and backboard for spinal precautions. |
| 2:09.0 | He was responsive at the time, but could not stand on his own weight. He was removed from the scene on a backboard rushed to nearby hospital and a trauma center. |
| 2:19.0 | As of now, no evidence of any impairment. |
| 2:22.0 | There was no evidence of impairment. So a subsequent to that, we're not going to make any, there was no effort to draw blood, for example, at the hospital. |
| 2:31.0 | So as of now, it seems like a really bad accident. |
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