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ORLANDO, FL - The Florida Highway Patrol says Tiger Woods was injured Friday when he crashed his SUV.
Woods pulled out of his driveway in his 2009 Cadillac Escalade in the Isleworth community about 2:25 a.m. ET when he struck a fire hydrant, and then drove into a tree at his neighbor's property, the FHP said.
First reports had the world's top-ranked golfer seriously injured but subsequent reports said Woods had minor injuries.
The Associated Press reported that Windermere Police Chief Daniel Saylor said Woods' wife Elin was in their home when she heard the crash. Saylor said she used a golf club to break the back window of the SUV to help get her husband out of the vehicle.
Saylor said Woods was drifting in and out of consciousness when his officers arrived.
Woods was transported to Health Central Hospital in Ocoee. A hospital spokeswoman said Friday afternoon that Woods was admitted, treated and released in good condition.
A local official said Woods was treated for facial lacerations.
FHP said the crash remained under investigation and charges against Woods were pending. The agency did say the incident was not alcohol-related.
Woods returned to the PGA tour earlier this year after a eight-month layoff following knee surgery.
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