Tiger Woods Sunday accepted full responsibility for the car accident that took place outside his Florida home but said he wanted to keep the details surrounding the incident private. Tiger hit a fire hydrant and tree as he pulled his Cadillac Escalade out of the driveway of his Florida house at around 2:25 in the morning on Friday. He was taken to the hospital with injuries and released. Tiger said on his website: “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.”
On Sunday afternoon the Florida Highway Patrol was told for the third straight day that Tiger Woods would be unavailable to talk to troopers. Police probably have several questions for Tiger:
- Where he was going at that time of the night?
- How did he lose control of his SUV at such a speed that the air bags didn’t deploy?
- Why were both rear windows of the Cadillac Escalade smashed?
- If it was a careless mistake, why not speak to state troopers trying to wrap the investigation?
BUT WAIT… IT GETS BETTER…
The Tiger Woods car accident story just gets more and more dramatic. TMZ.com now reports that Tiger’s lacerations on his face were caused by his wife Elin after an argument over allegations that he is having an affair with nightclub hostess Rachel Uchitel. Elin has also given two different stories to different law enforcement officers as to what exactly happened that night.
TMZ reports Tiger had a conversation with a friend, 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.
Meanwhile, The National Enquirer is standing pat on its allegations that Tiger has been having an affair with Rachel for quite awhile. Rachel denies she’s had an affair with Tiger, but the Enquirer says it has proof. The Enquirer is reporting exclusively in its print edition that the 34-year-old brunette, who has a reputation for dating married celebrities, has been telling friends about a jet-set liaison with 33-year-old Tiger that began in June.
The Enquirer says it has eyewitness testimony, polygraph tests and more to back up its allegations. (Let’s not forget that The Enquirer was absolutely correct on the John Edwards cheating story.) … Rachel Uchitel, the 33-year-old so-called mistress, completely refutes accusations of an affair and claims that the entire story was made up. “I never crossed paths with Tiger — not in a restaurant, not in the gym, not in the lobby, nothing.”