Tiger Accident Clippings, Vol. 10
/I scanned a bunch of stories from news sources both established and not-so-reputable widely quoting the online tabloids Radar and TMZ on topics ranging from mistresses, to police leaks to Elin Woods' living arrangment. Pretty amazing. Then again, they've been right on just about everything so why not quote them?
Radar revealed the Windermere police incident report that led to a subpoena request by the Florida Highway Patrol that was eventually denied.
About that revelation, the Orlando Sentinel's Henry Pierson Curtis, Susan Jacobson and Bianca Prieto write:
It's standard procedure for an investigator to file a written request to prosecutors for help obtaining a subpoena. If prosecutors deny the request, no subpoena is sought.
Windermere police released the report shortly before noon Monday after it was obtained earlier from the agency by Radar Online, a pop culture website.
Until Monday, Windermere Police Chief Daniel Saylor did not respond to repeated requests for comment about the crash. Saylor said he had no idea how Radar Online obtained the incident report and said he will be investigating how this more than week-old report became public before being approved by a supervisor.
The police chief previously gave interviews to national media about the crash even though his agency was not involved in the crash investigation.
AP also wrote about the report and noted these details:
The sport utility vehicle’s engine was still running, the front passenger door was jammed and both rear door windows were broken out. Two golf clubs were next to a golf cart, which also was in the road. The officer found $235 in the vehicle, according to the report, which was obtained through a public records request.
As for the Cadillac, it turns out the SUV doesn't belong to Tiger and former sponsor GM is trying to figure out what to do with it. This, from GM spokesman to the USA Today's Chris Woodyard:
The vehicle will be repaired, firstly. This is a promotional/marketing vehicle -- the kinds of cars used for advertising, public displays, photography, etc. That makes this a little different than a garden-variety car repair - given its special usage. So I don't know what will happen until that repair is completed and analyzed. It could return to service as a promotional vehicle, meaning it would go back into the pool of cars that we use for various marketing activities. Or, on the other hand, we produce a lot of new vehicles. It's sometimes easier to take a new car and put it into this kind of role. In that case, the older vehicle could be re-purposed in many ways - we could retain ownership of it, using it for other internal duties, or we could indeed sell it off. Generally selling a company-owned vehicle means that it would go into an auction. So there are a few options.
Deadspin says the mistress count is up to ten and the New York Daily News profiles one of the latest from Manhattan and now they are being called out by a former call girl for cashing in.
As for Tiger's continued silence, Randell Mell nails it:
What the story needs is what it’s lacking most. It needs Woods out front.
The story needs to find its bottom. It needs to find its bottom so we can all rise out of this mess. That doesn’t mean we need all the grisly details. It means, though, we need a measure of honesty.
We need Woods to take us to the bottom of this story and lead us out of it.
Whether Woods likes it or not, this story appears as if it will rage until he steps up and addresses the matter publicly, or until the more unsavory media outlets of the world find somebody else to destroy.
A domestic violence group is outraged by SNL's Tiger skit. Shouldn't they be more upset about the investigation if they believe a domestic crime took place?
If cartoons are you thing, reader Tony alerted me to the Boston Globe's weekly roundup. Several involve Tiger including the great Mike Luckovich's take:
