The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has executed a search warrant to obtain data from the so-called “black box” of the SUV that Tiger Woods was driving when it crashed last week, according to several reports.
To obtain a court order, the probable cause that involved a crime must be determined, even if it is only a misdemeanor. An assistant sheriff downplayed the routine order to USA Today Sports on Tuesday, saying he considered it due diligence.
“We are trying to determine if a crime was committed,” Sheriff’s Deputy John Schloegl said. “If someone is involved in a traffic collision, we have to rebuild the traffic collision, if there has been reckless driving, if there is someone on the mobile or something similar. We determine if there has been a crime. crime, we closed the case and there was a regular traffic collision “.
Black box data can show vehicle speed, steering angle, acceleration and braking.
“When it comes to getting an order or getting the car unloaded, we do it automatically,” Schloegl told USA Today Sports. “We want answers, so this is the route we take.”
Schloegl also said there was “no probable cause” for an order to get Woods’ blood, which would help determine if he was under the influence of the medication.
He said Woods camp has been cooperative.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said last week the accident was “purely an accident” and that his department would not file charges against Woods related to the Feb. 23 car accident. near the border of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes, about 30 miles south of downtown Los Angeles.
Villanueva said the department considers it an accident, which can result in a foul at most.
“The sheriff spoke about the information known at the time and said it looked like a traffic accident,” the sheriff’s department said Tuesday in a statement to USA Today Sports. “However, the investigation of traffic collisions (ongoing) is ongoing and traffic investigators have not made any conclusions about the cause of the collision.”
Woods, 45, is recovering at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. According to Dr. Anish Mahajan, he was transferred from Harbor-UCLA Medical Center “to continue orthopedic care and recovery.”