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Tiger Woods was driving more than 80 mph when he crashed SUV
The Feb. 23 wreck left the golf superstar seriously injured. Sheriff Alex Villanueva blamed the crash solely on excessive speed and Woods’ loss of control. Author: STEFANIE DAZIO (Associated Press) Published: 10:20 AM EDT April 7, 2021 Updated: 6:04 PM EDT April 7, 2021
LOS ANGELES Tiger Woods was driving more than 80 mph nearly twice the posted speed limit on a downhill stretch of road when he lost control of an SUV and crashed in a wreck that seriously injured the golf superstar, authorities said Wednesday.
Sheriff Alex Villanueva blamed the Feb. 23 crash outside Los Angeles solely on excessive speed and Woods’ loss of control behind the wheel. The athlete will not face any citations for his third high-profile collision in 11 years.
Tiger Woods was speeding before crashing SUV, sheriff says
STEFANIE DAZIO, Associated Press
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LOS ANGELES (AP) Tiger Woods was speeding when he crashed an SUV in Southern California less than two months ago, leaving the golf superstar seriously injured, authorities said Wednesday.
Woods was driving 84 to 87 mph on a downhill stretch of road outside Los Angeles that had a speed limit of 45 mph, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Wednesday.
The stretch of road is known for wrecks and drivers hitting speeds so high that there is an emergency exit for runaway vehicles just beyond where Woods crashed.
Updated: 11:05 AM PDT Apr 7, 2021
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Show Transcript Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Hall of Justice is the headquarters for the L A County Sheriff s Departments. I made a promise that seven weeks ago deliver information regarding this traffic collision involving a Tiger Woods. And we re here to, uh, follow through on that promise and to share with you what we have learned regarding the collision that occurred on February 23rd in Rolling Hills Estates. And as I said on the day of the crash, we re thankful that this one did he survive this tragic collision. And I d like to point out that Tiger Wood and his representatives have been very cooperative throughout this investigative process, and they ve also provided with the permission to share these findings with you. And for the record, under section 20012 of the California vehicle code, the details of this report would remain confidential except for the involved parties. And this is true of the th
Excessive speed caused Tiger Woods SUV crash, sheriff says
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L.A. County sheriff cites excessive speed for Tiger s crash (1:23)
L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva reveals more details on Tiger Woods crash, citing excessive speed as the reason for the accident and that Tiger is facing no charges. (1:23)
Tiger Woods February crash was caused by excessive speed, the Los Angeles County Sheriff s Office said Wednesday.
Woods SUV was traveling from 84 to 87 mph on a downhill stretch of road outside Los Angeles that had a speed limit of 45 mph. The SUV was going 75 mph when it hit a tree, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said.