Woods “acted in a manner consistent with someone who suffered from shock because he was involved in a major traffic collision,” a deputy explained in the report.
The golfer was driving a Genesis SUV at about 7 p.m. on Feb. 23 when the vehicle swerved off the road about 26 miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles. After the crash, a sheriff’s deputy found a backpack lying in the brush next to the car, with an empty, unmarked pill bottle inside, according to the report.
‘In (the) front pocket of the backpack he has [the deputy] found an empty pharmaceutical container made of plastic, ‘reads the report. The container had no label and there was no indication of what, if anything, was in it. ‘
Investigators said there was no reason to believe Woods was driving the vehicle while being harmed by alcohol or drugs, but rather crashed while driving at an “unsafe speed for road conditions”.
No open containers with alcoholic beverages, odor of alcoholic beverages or prescribed medicines were found, according to the report.
While Woods was receiving medical treatment in the emergency room after the accident, a sheriff’s deputy asked him to tell him again what had happened. Woods said he could not recall being involved in a collision and “thought he was currently in the state of Florida,” the report said.
The pro golfer also told delegates that he had completed two long photo sessions the previous day, but could not remember anything after that. Woods said he did not use any alcoholic beverages or take prescribed medication the day before or the morning of the accident.
At the time of the collision, Woods showed no signs of weakening or drunkenness and was not quoted, the sheriff’s department told CNN earlier. According to the report, he was unable to perform sobriety tests at the scene due to Woods’ injuries.
“There is no brake on the data recorder,” but “there is 99% acceleration on the pedal,” said Capt. James Powers said. He added that the car hit a tree, drove into the air and did a “pirouette” before landing.
The golf legend suffered serious leg injuries as a result of the accident. After weeks in the hospital, Woods recovered at home.