Tiger Woods was going at a speed of up to 87 mph (or more than 45 mph more than the legal speed limit) before his SUV crashed in late February in Southern California and severely injured the golf legend, police said Wednesday.
According to police, Woods’ vehicle, a 2021 Genesis GV80 SUV, was traveling at an estimated speed of 75 mph, crashed into a tree and began rolling.
The recorder showed the vehicle at some points going between 68 mph and 86.99 mph before it could negotiate a curve on the road just outside Los Angeles.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who strongly denied that Woods had received favorable treatment from police in his investigation, said the Feb. 23 accident was the result of driving a car. 45 years, according to what the sheriff described as unsafe for road conditions. .
At a news conference, Villanueva also said there was no evidence that Woods was damaged or intoxicated at the time of the Feb. 23 crash at Rolling Hills Estates.
Police did not check if Woods was texting before the crash, saying there was no need to do so.
Police also said they will not post an appointment for Woods, who is currently recovering at his home in Florida. To issue a ticket for reckless driving would require evidence that Woods had committed multiple infractions prior to the crash, such as unsafe lane changes or passing other cars safely, according to police.
Woods does not recall the collision, police said at the news conference.
Villanueva said he was able to release the cause of the accident just because Woods had consented. According to the law, the sheriff said, these accident reports are confidential unless the people involved in the incident accept their public disclosure.
“The main causal factor of this traffic collision was driving at an unsafe speed for road conditions and the inability to negotiate the estimated speedway curve at the first impact zone was from 84 to 87 miles per hour, ”Villanueva said.
Woods did not brake before crashing the car, according to police, who said the data logger reveals he may have hit the accelerator instead of the brakes before the collision.
“I know there are some who say that he somehow received special or preferential treatment, of any kind, which is absolutely false,” Villanueva said.
“There were no signs of deterioration, our main concern once obviously at the site of the collision was his, his safety.”
Villanueva said there was no probable cause, such as containers of alcoholic beverages or signs of narcotics in the car, that would have allowed investigators to obtain a search warrant to test Woods’ blood poisoning.
The golfer, who was alone in the SUV, was trapped in the wreck, which occurred after he hit a central stocking on the road and then landed against a tree, crashing into a tree just before 7:12 p.m. morning of the PT on February 23rd.
After getting out of the vehicle, Woods was taken to a local hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery for what a then-doctor called “significant orthopedic injuries” in his lower right leg.
Woods’ epic career, which has won 82 PGA titles and won 15 major championships, was revalued in November 2009 after another SUV crashed into a fire pit one morning outside his residence. in Florida.
Woods was unconscious during that accident for more than five minutes. His then wife, Elin Nordegren, allegedly used a golf club to break a window and drag him out of the car.
The incident resulted in weeks of reports that Woods had been involved in multiple extramarital affairs. Shortly afterwards he entered a clinic to receive treatment.
In May 2017, Woods was charged with driving under the influence of Florida after police discovered him sleeping in a damaged car.
In a later apology, Woods blamed “an unexpected reaction” to a mixture of drugs prescribed for his transmission.
“I want the public to know that alcohol wasn’t involved,” Woods said at the time.
A month after this arrest, Woods entered a clinic to receive treatment related to prescription pain-related problems and a sleep disorder.
Woods was said to have been using pain medication to help him get up and move while recovering from four back surgeries.