[ti:Tiger Woods Faces Long Recovery after Car Crash]
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[00:00.04]Tiger Woods had a medical operation on Tuesday
[00:04.04]to repair serious damage to his right leg after a violent car crash.
[00:11.52]Woods was driving on a twisting, downhill road
[00:16.04]south of Los Angeles, California, when he lost control of his car.
[00:22.72]The accident happened earlier on Tuesday.
[00:27.12]Woods’ car hit a sign and then rolled over many times.
[00:33.20]Rescue workers used tools to remove him from the car.
[00:39.28]Woods is one of the greatest golfers of all time.
[00:44.16]The 45-year-old has won 15 major championships.
[00:50.16]He most recently won The Masters in 2019
[00:55.36]after recovering from a back injury.
[00:59.64]Anish Mahajan is the Chief Medical Officer
[01:03.88]at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
[01:07.44]where Woods had his operation.
[01:10.08]He said Woods suffered broken bones in his right leg
[01:15.68]and required a rod to repair the damage.
[01:20.28]Additional injuries in his ankle and foot
[01:24.28]were repaired using screws and pins.
[01:28.72]Doctors also performed surgery on his leg muscles
[01:32.76]to reduce swelling from the accident.
[01:37.32]Woods was on his way to an event
[01:40.08]where he was to teach golf to famous people.
[01:45.40]Just last weekend,
[01:47.32]Woods was asked whether he might be able to play
[01:51.16]in this year’s Masters tournament
[01:53.80]after having back surgery in December.
[01:58.04]Now the question people are asking
[02:00.88]is whether he will ever be able to play the sport again.
[02:06.60]Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva
[02:11.36]said the area of road where Woods crashed is dangerous.
[02:17.76]People are often seen driving faster than the speed limit.
[02:23.96]Carlos Gonzalez is with the sheriff’s department.
[02:28.32]He reached Woods after the crash
[02:31.72]and was not able to help him out of the car.
[02:35.28]He waited for the fire department to come with their tools.
[02:41.08]“I will say it’s very fortunate Mr. Woods
[02:45.76]was able to come out of this alive,” he said.
[02:51.20]Many people wished Woods well in his recovery,
[02:55.20]including other golfers, politicians and sports stars.
[03:02.52]Golfer Jon Rahm said:
[03:05.16]“I just hope he can get out of the hospital after recovery
[03:09.96]and he can still play with his kids and have a normal life.”
[03:16.24]Former U.S. Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama
[03:21.76]have both played golf with Woods.
[03:24.76]Both wished him a fast recovery.
[03:28.36]Obama wrote on Twitter:
[03:31.12]“If we’ve learned anything over the years,
[03:34.44]it’s to never count Tiger out.”
[03:38.52]A statement was published on Woods’ Twitter account
[03:42.12]that said: “He is currently awake,
[03:45.16]responsive and recovering in his hospital room.”
[03:51.36]The statement thanked the doctors, police
[03:55.04]and rescue workers who helped him on Tuesday.
[04:00.04]Woods was involved in two other cases involving cars in his career.
[04:06.48]In 2017, police found him asleep
[04:11.04]behind the wheel of his car in Florida.
[04:14.64]Woods said he had a bad reaction to prescription medicine for back pain.
[04:22.32]He was arrested on the charge
[04:24.80]of driving a car while affected by drugs or alcohol.
[04:30.44]In 2009, he ran over a fire hydrant
[04:34.92]and hit a tree after a fight with his former wife.
[04:40.80]Police do not currently believe drugs or alcohol
[04:44.60]played a part in Tuesday’s crash.
[04:48.80]Woods last played golf in a tournament in December.
[04:52.80]He took part with his 11-year-old son, Charlie.
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