Tiger's Got the Need For Speed — How Woods Was 'Nearly Crippled For Life' After He Drove SUV Over Hillside... Years Before Golf Legend's Rollover Florida Car Crash
Tiger Woods was involved in a serious rollover accident in 2021.
March 27 2026, Published 4:25 p.m. ET
Tiger Woods has a history of frightening automobile accidents, RadarOnline.com can report, including one that nearly took his life in 2021.
The golfer's latest accident saw him roll his SUV on a narrow road in Jupiter Island, Florida, on Friday, March 27.
Woods Has a History of Dangerous Wrecks
The golfing legend is now recovering from another rollover crash in Florida.
While details of Friday's crash are still coming out, Woods was lucky to survive a previously devastating high-speed crash that saw him fly off a hilly road.
As Radar reported at the time, the sports star was driving his Genesis GV80 SUV at 83 MPH in a 45-MPH zone when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed down the side of a hill in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on Feb. 23.
The vehicle's black box reportedly revealed that Woods accelerated at the time of the crash and that just as the golfer lost control, the SUV gained speed.
Both his legs were injured, with one smashed so badly that it required pins and screws to put it back together, and triggered fears he might never walk again.
According to pals, Woods was in constant pain following the crash.
"It's a lot worse than he lets on," one person said at the time, realizing that golf was the furthest thing from his mind. "Tiger's recovery is proving agonizing and slow-going. The cold reality is that he’s in no position to be going anywhere publicly."
More Details on His 2021 Crash
Woods nearly lost his life in a 2021 crash.
Woods was on his way to an L.A. golf course at the time of the major accident, during which he reportedly banged his head three to four times on something hard inside the vehicle.
He suffered serious injuries to his right leg, underwent surgery to repair all the damage.
The sheriff stated there was no evidence that Woods was under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the crash. Officials never tried to get a warrant to draw blood, saying they believed they did not have enough probable cause.
The 2009 Crash
Woods was in a crash days after Thanksgiving in 2009.
That crash overshadowed the athlete's previous eye-opening accident, when he smashed into some bushes outside his home shortly after Thanksgiving in 2009.
As Radar reported, Woods pulled out of his driveway and drove over a concrete curb onto a grass median. He then swerved left, drove over the concrete curb again and onto a grass shoulder on Deacon Circle.
The report states: "As a result, the right side of vehicle one collided with a row of hedges."
Tiger then swerved back to the left, attempting to get back on the street, but he went across Deacon Circle and jumped another concrete curb and onto another grass shoulder, where he smashed into a fire hydrant.
The 2026 Crash
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Woods was allegedly speeding down a narrow two-lane road near his home when he rolled his Land Rover
On Friday, March 27, Woods was reportedly speeding, trying to pass a slower truck hauling a trailer down a narrow two-lane road, when he clipped the back of the trailer and flipped his car on its side.
His Land Rover slid down the street before coming to a stop. Officials said the golfer had to crawl out of the window to escape.
Responding deputies said Woods exhibited signs of being intoxicated, though not from alcohol. Woods reportedly blew a 0.00 on a breathalyzer.
He was arrested on DUI charges and taken to the local jail, where, under Florida law, he was forced to remain for at least eight hours.
