Tiger Woods was speeding 87 km / h – or more than 45 km / h faster than the legal speed limit – before his SUV crashed in southern California in late February, seriously injuring the golf legend, police said on Wednesday.
According to police, Woods’ vehicle, a 2021 Genesis GV80 SUV, was traveling at an estimated 75 km / h when it crashed into a tree and rolled over, quoting a data recorder in that luxury vehicle.
The recorder showed that the vehicle was traveling at a certain point between 68 km / h and 86.99 km / h before it could not negotiate a curve in the lane outside Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva denied Woods received favorable treatment from police in their investigation, saying the February 23 accident was the result of the 45-year-old driver calling the sheriff an unsafe way for road conditions. . .
At a news conference, Villanueva also said there was no evidence that Woods was harmed or intoxicated during the Feb. 23 crash in Rolling Hills Estates.
Police did not check whether Woods had sent an SMS before the accident, saying it was not necessary.
Cops also said they will not issue a quote for Woods, who is currently recovering at his home in Florida. Issuing a ticket for reckless driving would require evidence that Woods had committed multiple offenses prior to the accident, such as unsafe lane changes, or, according to police, unsafe past other cars.
Woods did not think of the collision, police said at the news conference.
Villanueva said he could only disclose the cause of the crash because Woods agreed. According to the law, the sheriff said that such accident reports are confidential unless people involved in the incident agree to its disclosure.
“The primary causal factor for this traffic collision was driving at a speed that was unsafe for road conditions, and the inability to estimate the curve of the lane was the estimated speeds in the first impact range of 84 to 87 kilometers per hour. , “said Villanueva.
According to police, Woods did not brake until he collided with the car. The data recorder reveals that he may have accidentally hit the accelerator instead of the brakes before the collision.
“I know there are some who say that he has somehow received a special or preferential treatment, any of some kind, it is absolutely false,” Villanueva said.
“There were no signs of weakening. Our biggest concern after we were obviously at the scene of the collision was him, his safety.”
According to Villanueva, there is no probable cause, such as open drink containers or signs of narcotics in the car, that would allow investigators to obtain a warrant to test Woods’ blood for intoxicants.
The golfer, who was alone in the SUV, was trapped in the wreckage, which occurred after hitting a drug in the road, and then slammed into a brush and hit a tree on February 23rd.
After being removed from the vehicle, he was taken to a local hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery for a doctor who at the time called ‘significant orthopedic injuries’ to his right leg.
Woods’ epic career, which included 82 PGA titles and won 15 major championships, was revived in November 2009 after he crashed another SUV into a fire hydrant one morning just outside his then-Florida home.
Woods was knocked unconscious from the crash for more than five minutes. His then-wife, Elin Nordegren, allegedly used a golf club to smash a window and drag him out of the car.
The incident led to weeks of reports that Woods was involved in several extramarital affairs. He soon entered a clinic for treatment.
In May 2017, Woods was charged with driving under the influence in Florida after police discovered him asleep in a damaged car.
In an apology later, Woods accused “an unexpected reaction” to a mixture of prescribed drugs for his death.
“I want the public to know that there was no alcohol involved,” Woods said at the time.
A month after the arrest, Woods entered a clinic for treatment related to problems with prescription pain medication and a sleep disorder.
Woods said he used pain medication to get him up and moving while recovering from four back surgeries.