According to multiple reports, pro golfer Bill Haas was hurt when car he was riding in was involved in an accident near Los Angeles.
Pro golfer Bill Haas was injured in a car crash Tuesday night in Pacific Palisades, Calif., Los Angeles police told TV station KTLA.
According to multiple reports, Haas, 35, was a passenger in a Ferrari that was involved in an accident with a BMW. LA County fire officials told KTLA that the driver of the Ferrari was pronounced dead at the scene. Haas and the driver of the BMW, a 50-year-old woman, were taken to a hospital.
Haas’ father, Jay, told Golf Channel on Wednesday that his son had pain and swelling in one of his legs but had been released from the hospital.
“Bill was very fortunate,” Jay Haas told the network.
Police told KTLA that an SUV owned by actor Luke Wilson was sideswiped by the Ferrari before the fatal crash.
Golf Digest reported that Haas was in the area for this weekend’s Genesis Open at Riviera Country Club. Haas is a six-time winner on the PGA Tour.
