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Tiger Woods was driving more than 80 mph when he crashed SUV
Sheriff Alex Villanueva blames the Feb. 23 crash outside Los Angeles solely on excessive speed and the golf superstar’s loss of control behind the wheel.
By STEFANIE DAZIOAssociated Press
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A crane is used to lift a vehicle following a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods in the Rancho Palos Verdes suburb of Los Angeles on Feb. 23. Ringo H.W. Chiu/Associated Press
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.
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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.
Tiger Woods was driving over 80 mph, nearly twice the speed limit, when he crashed
LOS ANGELES, California Speed was the cause of the rollover car crash that left Tiger Woods seriously injured, Los Angeles County authorities said Wednesday.
Woods was driving at an estimated 84 to 87 mph - nearly twice the speed limit - during the Feb. 23 accident in Southern California, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said at a news conference.
The car was moving at 75 mph when Woods struck a tree, the sheriff said.
The golfing great had no signs of impairment, Villanueva said.
Villanueva said last month that the cause of the crash had been determined and the investigation had concluded.