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A police chief in Florida is now saying Tiger Woods' wife used a golf club to smash out the back window to help get him out of the car.

Windermere Police Chief Daniel Saylor told the AP that Elin Nordegren told officers she was in the house when she heard the accident and rushed outside. Saylor says officers found Woods laying in the street with his wife hovering over him.

One of Tiger Woods' neighbors tells TMZ he just saw Tiger and, with the exception of a few scratches, he looks "fine."

As for reports of facial lacerations, the neighbor says it just looked like a few cuts.

The infamous tree that Tiger hit is now gone. The whole area is blocked off.

This is a photo taken two years ago. Based on news footage of the scene, this is the exact fire hydrant Tiger smacked into before finally hitting a tree.

Tiger survived the accident -- the hydrant did not.

UPDATE -- According to Tiger's rep, he was in a "minor" accident, "admitted, treated and released today in good condition."

Tiger Woods is in "serious" condition after being involved in a single car crash near his home in Florida early this morning.

The crash occurred at 2:20 AM in Windermere. He was taken to Health Central Hospital with facial lacerations.

Woods struck a fire hydrant and then a tree on a neighbor's property. The fire hydrant is reportedly less than 100 feet from his driveway.

Police say alcohol was not a factor. There were no signs of alcohol on the scene. We're told the police have yet to speak to Tiger.

The police report reads, "DRIVER HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT HIS RESIDENCE ... AS V1 BEGAN TO DRIVE ON DEACON CIRCLE, V1 STRUCK A FIRE HYDRANT. THE FRONT OF V1 THEN STRUCK A TREE ... THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO HEALTH CENTRAL HOSPITAL. THE CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND CHARGES ARE PENDING."

We're told charges could range from DUI to reckless driving ... to nothing.

He was driving a 2009 Cadillac SUV. FHP says the airbags did not deploy.

Woods was by himself at the time.

His next scheduled event is December 3 in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

The Cincinnati Bengal hit up Target early this morning and picked up a Snuggie for just $5.

We're told Lamar wants to move the Manhattan Beach house ASAP, so he cut the realtor a check to get the staging done it to make it more presentable. Lamar and his new wife, Khloe, just threw down a chunk of change on a place in Tarzana -- a cool $3.995 million.

BTW -- the furniture doesn't even come with the house. For $2.39 mil, you'd think he'd throw in a sofa at least.

A spy inside tells us Kate & A-Rod had no trouble showing off their affections, with Kate giving A-Rod a smooch in front of the 200+ people working out on Turkey Day.

PDA in private, like strangers in public.

The 37-year-old barely broke a sweat running around throwing and catching the ball like a pro.

Mr. Fergie is no stranger to pigskin.

That's what you call a foul play.

No word if Hulk's antics will get him banned from "Good Morning America" too.

TMZ has learned Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum were each pulled over on the 405 freeway in the last few days.

Odom was popped for speeding -- law enforcement sources tell us he was going more than 80 miles per hour.

Bynum was busted for shadier circumstances -- cops say he had illegally tinted windows on his Mercedes Benz.

TMZ spoke with Johnson who said, "Now that it is after the fact, I will admit that we were together. We agreed to keep this private because it was the only thing that he could keep private ... we remain close friends."

Johnson claims the two dated for just over a year between 2007 and 2008.

Phelps was rumored to have dated the previous Miss California, Carrie Prejean -- so far, no cell phone video to back that up.

UPDATE: During a press conference moments ago, Coach Weiss said Jimmy will be at practice today and starting against Stanford.

The Fighting Irish have taken a beating on the football field this year -- and now, their starting quarterback was reportedly socked in the face during a bar fight early Sunday morning.

According to the Chicago Tribune, it all went down at a bar in South Bend, Indiana after Notre Dame choked in a double-overtime loss to UCONN. The paper reports Jimmy Clausen was leaving the place after dinner with his parents, and some bar patron "sucker punched" him in the face.

The paper claims Clausen -- a major NFL prospect -- has a black eye. No word if the QB plans to press charges.

WWTJD -- What Would Touchdown Jesus Do?

The victim, who has asked not to be identified, tells TMZ he blacked out after being hit and has no recollection of what happened. His friends, however, claim they saw the whole thing -- and witnessed Cromartie smash a bottle of Moet into the victim's head.

Before the incident, the friends claim Antonio had been hanging out with fellow Chargers defensive stars Shaun Phillips and Stephen Cooper when "a bunch of people" began spraying champagne all over the dance floor.

During the "celebration," the friends claim Cromartie took things too far and "out of the blue" approached them and smashed the bottle into the back of the dude's head.

After the attack, the victim was taken to a local hospital, where he received three staples and underwent a CAT scan.

Law enforcement sources tell us Cromartie is still under investigation for assault with a deadly weapon -- so far, no arrests have been made.

Michael Barrett's trial is set to start January 12. He faces a maximum sentence of 5 years in federal prison if convicted.

TMZ has learned San Diego Chargers star Antonio Cromartie is being investigated for assault with a deadly weapon over a bruising incident in a San Diego bar last night.

According to law enforcement sources, Cromartie -- a Pro-Bowl defensive back -- was out celebrating the Chargers win at a local San Diego bar when somebody threw a champagne bottle which hit a bystander in the head.

Witnesses claim there was champagne being sprayed back and forth between Cromartie's party and other bar patrons -- until the mood changed and someone threw a bottle.

We're told the bystander had a cut on his head -- but no ambulance was called to the scene.

Law enforcement sources tell us 25-year-old Cromartie was identified as the bottle-thrower by at least one person -- but there are conflicting stories from other witnesses.

Cromartie was essential in the Chargers' 32-3 win over the Denver Broncos yesterday, raking in a key interception in the second half.

UPDATE: Cromartie's agent, Gary Wichard, seems to be throwing Antonio's teammates under the bus, telling TMZ, "This is absolutely not a story. Antonio didn't throw the bottle. There were actually three other players involved. Antonio is at a complex working out. Again, this is not a story."

UPDATE #2: After we posted Wichard's statement, his story changed. Here is what he's telling us now: "he was there with 2 other players ... no one was involved in the fight."

Story developing...