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The cause of Tiger Woods car crash in February that left him hospitalized with serious injuries has been determined. According to Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, the primary cause of the crash was speed.
During a press conference on Wednesday, Villanueva said that Woods was driving 84 to 87 miles per hour during the crash before he hit a tree. Villanueva stressed that no preferential treatment was given to Woods and that they were only able to release the findings of the crash with his permission.
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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.
Tiger Woods was driving at twice speed limit before LA crash, police say
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Authorities say Tiger Woods was speeding excessively when he crashed his car in southern California less than two months ago, leaving the star golfer seriously injured and his prestigious career hanging in the balance
Key points:
Tiger Woods gave police permission to release their report
Police say he was travelling at nearly 87 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone
Fellow golfer Rory McIlroy said from The Masters that Woods was recovering better than expected