It was a fender-bender which shook up the world.
When the news first flashed around the globe that Tiger Woods was seriously hurt in a traffic accident - a dedicated fan base, concerned media hounds, and members of the joe public - anxiously began flipping channels on the old boob tube (Internet surfing, too) for up-to-the-minute info on the unexpected mishap.
But, as the details began to filter in - the accident occured at approximately 2:30 am. in front of Tiger's home - folks began to raise their eyebrows (and shake their heads) in total disbelief.
How was it possible for the high-profile athlete to sustain a bloody lip - and suffer a head injury so severe that it caused the known celebrity to slip in-and-out of consciousness - in a minor snafu of no consequence while backing out of his own front driveway?
And, the bizarre tale got more curious by the moment as the dumbfounding details unfolded in the early dawn.
Allegedly, after Tiger's wife noticed he was trapped inside the vehicle after sustaining injuries (she wasn't originally in the car, according to a handful of reports), she apparently used a golf club to smash the rear windshield in a frenzed bold-faced effort to rescue Tiger from the vehicle.
Nope!
The tawdry tale doesn't pass the smell test, does it?
When the police came calling the next day to have a word with Tiger regarding the incident, he was apparently asleep (resting?) - and so - his wife requested that the coppers in blue return the next day.
At this juncture, my antennae shifted into high frequency, alright!
Since a slow reverse into the street (by any stretch of the imagination) could not affect so much damage to a car - and especially not to Mr. Woods own physical studly self - two things are obvious from the get-go.
One, Tiger must have backing out of the driveway at a fast clip and, at some point, lost control of the car (for some inexplicable reason).
In that event, why was he in such a hurry to speed away from his home at 2:30 a.m.?
If he is asserting today that he cruised out slowly, then one has to consider that he may have been drinking, in the alternative.
Otherwise, how could he possibly lose control of the vehicle and end up with such serious injuries, if that was not the case?
My own gut instinct tells me that there is another ugly scenario to consider.
Tiger and his missus may have had a lover's quarrel.
In my mind's eye, at the heat of the argument - which may have gotten physical inside their home - the Golf Pro suddenly dashed out of the house, jumped into the car, and attempted to escape his wife who had bloodied his lip after hitting him over the head.
When he put the car into reverse, his hubby smashed the rear windshield in anger, in an effort to prevent him from driving off to a Hotel, a friend's home, or a secret love nest (with a lover).
Instead of stopping, he sped up - lost control of the vehicle - and subsequently hit the fire hydrant and neighbour's tree.
Sounds about right to me!
Tiger, enquiring minds want to know!
News at 11!
Should never have taught that bit** how to swing!
