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
Speeding was cause of Tiger Woods accident By Associated Press | April 7, 2021 at 9:21 AM CDT - Updated April 7 at 5:17 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) â Tiger Woods was driving more than 80 mph â nearly twice the posted speed limit â 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 Woodsâ loss of control behind the wheel. The athlete will not face any citations for his third high-profile collision in 11 years.
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Jim Powers also said that investigators found no evidence that Woods tried to stop before crashing, leading them to believe he actually stepped on the gas and not the brakes at the time of the accident.
“When you panic… your initial thought is to hit the brake,” Powers said, per
TMZ. “It is believed he may have done that but hit the accelerator instead of the brake.”
Authorities previously reported that Woods did not show signs of impairment, corroborating Woods’ statements to investigators.
They also said that distracted driving was not a factor in the crash, as there was no evidence that Woods was texting or using his cell phone when he crashed.
Sheriff s office: Tiger Woods was going over 85 mph in a 45 mph zone, crash blamed on unsafe speed
The sheriff s office said the golfer was not cited for the wreck, and he did not show signs of impairment. Author: STEFANIE DAZIO (Associated Press) Published: 9:20 AM CDT April 7, 2021 Updated: 5:04 PM CDT 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.