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Tiger Woods update: SUV crash was caused by speed and an inability to negotiate a curve, Los Angeles County sheriff says CNN 5 hrs ago By Stella Chan and Holly Yan, CNN © Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP The SUV Tiger Woods was driving hit a tree and flipped over. As he approached a curve in the road, Tiger Woods apparently meant to hit the brakes but instead slammed on the gas -- causing a high-speed rollover crash, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Wednesday. Six weeks after the golf legend suffered serious leg injuries, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said the main causes o...

The stretch of road is known for wrecks and drivers who frequently hit high speeds. Due to the steepness of the roadway, a runaway truck escape lane is available just beyond where Woods crashed. There was no evidence that the golfer tried to brake, and investigators believe Woods may have inadvertently stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake pedal in a panic, said sheriff’s Capt. James Powers, who oversees the sheriff’s station closest to the crash site. Woods was wearing a seat belt at the time, and the vehicle's airbags deployed. He told deputies that he had not taken medicat...

By Jorge Branco4 days ago FShareTTweetQSMSWWhatsAppBEmailGJTumblrLLinkedIn4 days ago Tiger Woods was driving almost twice the legal speed limit before the borrowed SUV he was in hit a tree just outside Los Angeles, the city's sheriff says. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said the "primary causal factor" in the February 23 crash was excess speed — 84-87mph (135km/h to 140km/h) when he crossed the median and 75mph (120km/h) when he struck the tree — and failing to follow the curve of the road. The speed limit on the road was 45mph (72km/h). He said no citations were issued and th...

Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP 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 bey...

Tiger Woods' car crash caused by speed: Sheriff LAPD: Tiger Woods’ car crash caused by high speed, hit tree Replay Video UP NEXT Speed caused the rollover car crash that left Tiger Woods seriously injured, Los Angeles County authorities said Wednesday. The accident was also due to Woods' "inability to negotiate the curve of the roadway," Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said at a news conference. Woods was driving at an estimated 84 to 87 mph during the Feb. 23 accident in Southern California, Villanueva said. Woods was driving in a 45 mph zone, according to The Associated...