All posts containing the tag: "accident"
Posted Nov 28th 2009 12:08AM by TMZ Staff
Tiger Woods did not suffer facial lacerations from a car accident. They were inflicted by his wife, Elin Nordegren -- according to a conversation Woods had Friday after the accident.
Tiger has yet to be formally interviewed by the Florida Highway Patrol -- that should happen this afternoon. But we're told Tiger had a conversation Friday -- with a non-law enforcement type -- detailing what went down before his Escalade hit a fire hydrant.
We're told he said his wife had confronted him about reports that he was seeing another woman. The argument got heated and, according to our source, she scratched his face up. We're told it was then Woods beat a hasty retreat for his SUV -- but according to our source, Woods says his wife followed behind with a golf club. As Tiger drove away, she struck the vehicle several times with the club.
We're told Woods became "distracted," thought the vehicle was stopped, and looked to see what had happened. At that point the SUV hit the fire hydrant and then hit a tree.
We're also told Woods had said during the conversation Friday he had been taking prescription pain medication for an injury, which could explain why he seemed somewhat out of it at the scene.
Filed under: Tiger Woods
Tags: accident, crash, Elin Nordegren, ElinNordegren, escalade, fire hydrants, FireHydrants, lacerations, scratches, suv, tiger woods, TigerWoods
Posted Nov 27th 2009 6:10PM by TMZ Staff
Multiple law enforcement sources tell TMZ Tiger Woods' early morning accident came right after an argument with his wife, Elin Nordegren.
We're told Elin told cops about the argument at the scene of the accident and Tiger gave the same story to authorities at the hospital where he was treated.
One Florida law enforcement official called it "a domestic issue."
Elin apparently was able to forgive and forget -- according to Windermere Police Chief Daniel Saylor, Nordegren smashed out the back window of Tiger's car to help get him out.
UPDATE -- We're told the Florida Highway Patrol went to Tiger's house this afternoon to talk to him about the accident -- but they were turned away by his wife, who said he was sleeping. The FHP plans to try and talk to Woods again tomorrow.
Filed under: Tiger Woods
Tags: accident, argument, crash, elin nordegren, ElinNordegren, fire hydrant, FireHydrant, florida, suv, tiger woods, TigerWoods, tree, wife
Posted Nov 27th 2009 5:00PM by TMZ Staff
One of Tiger Woods' neighbors tells TMZ he just saw Tiger and, with the exception of a few scratches, he looks "fine."
As for reports of facial lacerations, the neighbor says it just looked like a few cuts.
The infamous tree that Tiger hit is now gone. The whole area is blocked off.
Filed under: Tiger Woods
Tags: accident, car, face, injuries, lacerations, suv, tiger woods, TigerWoods
Posted Nov 27th 2009 4:24PM by TMZ Staff
What a lovely looking fire hydrant -- that is, until Tiger Woods ran it over early this morning.
This is a photo taken two years ago. Based on news footage of the scene, this is the exact fire hydrant Tiger smacked into before finally hitting a tree.
Tiger survived the accident -- the hydrant did not.
Filed under: Tiger Woods
Tags: accident, fire hydrant, FireHydrant, photo, picture, tiger woods, TigerWoods
Posted Nov 27th 2009 11:00AM by TMZ Staff
UPDATE -- According to Tiger's rep, he was in a "minor" accident, "admitted, treated and released today in good condition."
Tiger Woods is in "serious" condition after being involved in a single car crash near his home in Florida early this morning.
The crash occurred at 2:20 AM in Windermere. He was taken to Health Central Hospital with facial lacerations.
Woods struck a fire hydrant and then a tree on a neighbor's property. The fire hydrant is reportedly less than 100 feet from his driveway.
Police say alcohol was not a factor. There were no signs of alcohol on the scene. We're told the police have yet to speak to Tiger.
The police report reads, "DRIVER HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT HIS RESIDENCE ... AS V1 BEGAN TO DRIVE ON DEACON CIRCLE, V1 STRUCK A FIRE HYDRANT. THE FRONT OF V1 THEN STRUCK A TREE ... THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO HEALTH CENTRAL HOSPITAL. THE CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND CHARGES ARE PENDING."
We're told charges could range from DUI to reckless driving ... to nothing.
He was driving a 2009 Cadillac SUV. FHP says the airbags did not deploy.
Woods was by himself at the time.
His next scheduled event is December 3 in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Filed under: Talk Sports, Tiger Woods
Tags: accident, car, florida highway patrol, FloridaHighwayPatrol, serious condition, SeriousCondition, suv, tiger woods, TigerWoods
Posted Nov 26th 2009 8:31AM by TMZ Staff
Britney Spears has lost it -- and by that, we mean all her touring equipment.
TMZ has learned a bus carrying all off Britney's tour equipment rolled off the road in Parkes, New South Wales in Australia.
According to police there, it happened around 4:30 PM during a bad storm. The winds became too strong and blew the truck off the road, rolling it over.
Police say the driver was taken to the hospital, but the equipment was undamaged.
So Britney has all the tools to lip sync tonight at the Rod Laver Arena tonight.
Filed under: Britney Spears
Tags: accident, australia, britney spears, BritneySpears, bus, equipment, tour
Posted Nov 9th 2009 4:12PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has just obtained the crash report for Lawrence Taylor's hit-and-run -- and it shows the NFL legend allegedly rammed his Escalade into a 1984 Ford van two separate times before driving off.
When Taylor was arrested, the 50-year-old told police he knew he was involved in an accident, but thought it was just with a guardrail -- but according to the report, he never even touched the guardrail.
The diagram above shows Taylor (Vehicle #1) tried to switch lanes -- and instead smacked into a van twice, causing it to hit the barrier four times before coming to a stop on the opposite side of the freeway. Cops say Taylor then drove away from the scene.
Cops say Taylor showed no sign of drug of alcohol abuse when they located him in a nearby parking lot.
Taylor was charged with leaving the scene of a crash and careless driving -- and released on $500 bond.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports
Tags: accident, car crash, CarCrash, careless driving, CarelessDriving, hit and run, HitAndRun, lawrence taylor, LawrenceTaylor, NFL legend, NflLegend
Posted Oct 27th 2009 9:02AM by TMZ Staff
One day after his motorcycle mishap, Brad Pitt ditched the bike for a four-wheeled mode of transportation yesterday -- a shiny new Camaro.
Hopefully he won't try and weave his way through traffic in this. 
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Brad & Angelina
Tags: accident, brad pitt, BradPitt, camaro, car, motorcycle
Posted Oct 26th 2009 12:40PM by TMZ Staff
Brad Pitt and his fancy motorcycle hit the asphalt hard this weekend after he clipped a parked car in L.A. -- and now we've got video of the whole thing.
In the footage, Pitt can be seen trying to maneuver his bike between a van and a parked car at a red light when he suddenly loses control -- and crashes to the ground.
During his fall, Brad slams against the car and it appears his bike knocks into the van.
Brad said he was "fine" after the minor crash -- but the chopper needed to be towed away.
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, Brad & Angelina, Ride Me
Tags: accident, brad pitt, BradPitt, car, crash, motorcycle
Posted Oct 24th 2009 2:49PM by TMZ Staff
UPDATE 1:37 PM PT: We just spoke to someone who has seen video of the incident -- and we're told absolutely no one else was involved in the accident.
We're told Brad tried to maneuver his bike between a parked car and a car stopped at a red light, and his handlebars clipped the parked car.
We're told he lost control and fell over -- and everything is fine.
TMZ has learned Brad Pitt was involved in a minor motorcycle accident moments ago in Los Angeles.
A witness at the scene tells us Pitt was trying to weave in between cars while at a red light -- but he lost control and fell off the bike.
We're told he got up and moved the motorcycle to the side of the road then ran into an apartment building.
Our witness says he waited for someone to come pick him up and now he's no longer at the scene. Pitt left his motorcycle behind.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Brad & Angelina, Ride Me, Exclusives
Tags: accident, brad pitt, BradPitt, motorcycle
Posted Oct 21st 2009 7:42PM by TMZ Staff
UPDATE 6:00 PM PT: Sources close to the Jackson family tell us Grace Rwaramba -- the kids' nanny -- was driving the car with the kids inside. We're told the Jackson caravan was on the way to karate class, but the paparazzi gave chase ... and that's when one papper allegedly smashed into the back of the Jackson Escalade that wasn't carrying the kids.
UPDATE 5:45 PM PT: Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the car that was hit was a Jackson security car, which was following the car carrying the Jackson kids. The kids were NOT in the car that was struck by the paparazzo.
Cops also tell us a hit-and-run report was taken on the scene around 2:20 PM near the crash site in Sherman Oaks -- just a few miles from the Jackson home in Encino. It is currently under investigation.
UPDATE 5:30 PM PT: Witnesses tell TMZ the driver who struck the Jackson car fled the scene after impact. In California, leaving the scene of an accident without exchanging information is a crime. The D.A. could file a felony hit-and-run charge if the evidence is there.
UPDATE 5:15 PM PT: Joe Jackson tells us he spoke with Katherine and the kids are fine.
TMZ has learned Michael Jackson's kids were involved in a car accident moments ago in Sherman Oaks.
We're told a paparazzo -- not ours -- was following the Jackson car when the pap's gold Yukon rear-ended the Jackson car near the off-ramp of the 101 Freeway near Katherine Jackson's Encino home. Our sources say the accident wasn't severe and the kids are okay.
Story developing ...
Filed under: Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: accident, car crash, CarCrash, kids, Michael Jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Sep 29th 2009 10:31AM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned the New York City Medical Examiner has determined the cause of death for Adam Goldstein -- DJ AM.
The M.E. says the cause of death is "acute intoxication" due to the combined effects of cocaine, oxycodone, hydrocodone (Vicodin), Ativan, Klonopin, Xanax, Benadryl and Levamisole (a drug used to cut cocaine with).
The manner of death is listed as "accident (substance abuse)."
Filed under: Exclusives, DJ AM
Tags: accident, acute intoxication, AcuteIntoxication, adam goldstein, AdamGoldstein, dj am, DjAm, drugs
Posted Sep 29th 2009 12:55AM by TMZ Staff
Five "Dr. Phil" fans are now suing the very show they once loved -- after a road trip to catch a taping of the program allegedly turned into the worst experience of their lives.
Flashback to December 2007, when a bus chartered by the "Dr. Phil" show -- which was carting members of a Ventura County mothers group to see the show -- crashed while en route, injuring 17 people.
According to the lawsuit, filed earlier this month in L.A. County Superior Court, the brakes on the bus "failed and lost power, making the bus unable to stop" ... causing it to collide with "another vehicle, two concrete curbs, an iron fence and two trees."
Now, five women on board that bus are suing Dr. Phil's production company, claiming the show "negligently hired" the faulty bus to pick them up.
The five women are asking for unspecified damages against Dr. Phil's production company -- Peteski Productions -- along with Bus America, Inc. and the bus driver.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Dr. Phil, Exclusives
Tags: accident, bus america, bus crash, BusAmerica, BusCrash, dr. phil, Dr.Phil, lawsuit, peteski productions, PeteskiProductions, phil mcgraw, PhilMcgraw
Posted Sep 24th 2009 6:42PM by TMZ Staff
A paparazzo has put a price on his foot -- $221,533.59, and he wants Britney Spears to foot the bill.
Britney Spears ran over photog Ricardo Mendoza's foot while leaving a medical building in 2007. Mendoza, who worked as a photog for TMZ at the time, sued Britney but never specified how much he thought his foot was worth. But now he has.
Mendoza claims he's suffered $195,000 in general damages, $16,533.59 in medical bills and $10,000 for any future foot problems.
Right after the accident Mendoza said he would let bygones be bygones and actually allowed us to auction his sock off for charity. But hey, business is business.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Britney Spears, Exclusives
Tags: accident, britney spears, BritneySpears, car accident, CarAccident, lawsuit, ricardo mendoza, RicardoMendoza
Posted Sep 23rd 2009 12:00PM by TMZ Staff
Common has broken his silence about his cousin's tragic death last week -- thanking everyone for their support during the 'tough time.'
Common posted the following on his blog:
"Man, I want to thank each and every person who sent their love and condolences about my cousin, Ajile Turner.
It has definitely been a tough time for me and my family, but as GOD always does he assures us that everything will be alright.
I believe that you all's support is just another way of assuring it.
I thank you once again. God Bless."
As we first reported, Ajile Turner was killed in a motorcycle accident in Brooklyn on Friday night.
Tags: accident, Ajile Turner, AjileTurner, common, cousin, motorcycle, rapper
