The Seizure Of Tiger Woods In A Car Accident

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This case study begins with, Tiger Woods being in a car accident at 2:25 a.m. where he ran his Cadillac Escalade into a fire hydrant and a neighbor’s tree. The police were called to the scene of the crime and he was found lying on the ground with his wife who had broken into the cars back window and got Tiger out. Woods was treated for minor wounds and was released. As news broke of the accident Woods remained silent. By end of day, TMZ had already published a story using unnamed and questionable sources speculating that the car accident was caused by a “domestic issue.” The next day new stories had come out that Tiger and wife, Elin had gotten into an argument at the hospital over Tiger having an affair. Using other unknown sources they claimed

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