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LOS ANGELES Tiger Woods was going nearly 90 mph twice the posted speed limit on a downhill stretch of road when he lost control of an SUV outside Los Angeles and crashed in a wreck that left 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.
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Tiger Woods was driving at twice the speed limit when he crashed an SUV in southern California leaving him seriously injured, authorities said.
The golfer was driving at 84-87 mph on a downhill stretch of road outside Los Angeles that had a speed limit of 45mph, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said on Wednesday.
The stretch of road is known for crashes and drivers hitting speeds so high that there is an emergency exit for runaway vehicles just beyond where Woods crashed.
Mr Villanueva blamed the February 23 crash solely on excessive speed and Woods’ loss of control behind the wheel.
We need a human being to witness it,” Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Wednesday.
Last Wednesday, Villanueva announced the investigation into the Rancho Palos Verdes crash had been completed, but that details were being withheld due to privacy issues. A cause has been determined, the investigation has concluded, Villanueva said last week. However, we have reached out to Tiger Woods and his personnel. There s some privacy issues on releasing information on the investigation, and we re going to ask them if they waive the privacy. Then we ll be able to do a full release on all the information regarding the accident.