Paramedics removed a woman from Tiger Woods's Florida home early this morning and transported her to hospital, according to local media.
WESH-TV reported that a patient at first refused to be taken for treatment, but was later listed as an "advanced life support" patient and transported to hospital. WESH broadcast footage of what it called "a middle-age" woman being taken into the hospital on a stretcher.
Orlando County Fire Rescue paramedics are designated as "advanced life support" providers, which could be the source of some confusion in this report.
Later, a black Cadillac SUV with a licence plate two digits off that belonging to the same make and model truck Woods crashed at his home 12 days ago was seen at the hospital. A young, blonde woman was at the wheel, according to WESH staff.
Various outlets have reported that Barbro Holmberg, the mother of Woods's wife, Elin Nordegren, has been staying with her daughter in Florida.
This latest twist follows reports Monday that Woods was admitted to hospital on Nov. 27th as the possible victim of an overdose. Other reports released Monday said that Elin Nordegren, Woods's wife, had moved out of the family home.
A police report leaked yesterday also showed that Nordegren told a police officer who arrived after Woods's crash that her husband had been drinking and held prescriptions for Ambien, a sedative, and Vicodin, a painkiller.
"(Nordegren) stated that the driver was prescribed medication (Ambien and Vicatin (sic)). Impairment of the driver is also suspected due to the careless driving that resulted in the traffic crash," Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Joshua Evans wrote in his report.
It was past 2 a.m. when Woods drove his Cadillac SUV down his driveway, hitting several bushes before running over a fire hydrant and hitting a tree a few metres down the street. When neighbours came out to help, they found Woods "snoring" beside the car. Eventually, they brought him a blanket and a pillow while they waited for police to arrive.
According to TMZ.com, Woods was then moved to a nearby hospital under a pseudonym. An entire floor of the hospital was reportedly locked down while he was there. Once there, the admissions chart listed his condition as possible "OD" - for overdose. He was released within a few hours.
FHP officers subsequently attempted to get a blood sample from Woods and to question him, but were rebuffed on both counts. They have since decided to issue Woods a $164 fine for careless driving.
Two days later, Woods released a short statement on his website about the accident.
"As you all know, I had a single-car accident earlier this week, and sustained some injuries," Woods wrote in part. "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."
Since that time, a number of women — as many as nine — have surfaced and claimed affairs with the world's number one golfer. That prompted a second note on Dec. 2.
"I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart. I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves. I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect. I am dealing with my behavior and personal failings behind closed doors with my family. Those feelings should be shared by us alone," Woods wrote.
He did not explicitly admit an affair. He has yet to make any public appearance.
Apparently, the effort to save his marriage of five years to Nordegren, with whom he shares two young children, isn't going well.
She has moved out of the family home and into another house in the same Orlando neighbourhood, according to Radaronline.com.
