Tiger Woods’s extreme car crash in February was caused due to excessive speed, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday.
Woods was traveling at “estimated speeds” of “84 to 87 miles per hour,” above the 45 mph limit, when he lost control of his loaned 2021 Genesis GV80 in Southern California on Feb. 23, authorities revealed.
“The primary causal factor for this traffic collision was driving at a speed unsafe for the road conditions and the inability to negotiate the curve of the roadway,” Sheriff Alex Villanueva said during a press conference.
Woods will not face charges or citations related to the accident. Villanueva denied the golfer received any “special or preferential treatment of some kind.”
“The decision not to issue a citation will be the exact same thing for anyone … who went through the same situation as solo traffic collision, there’s no witnesses, and infraction only,” Villanueva said on Woods not receiving a citation.
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In February, the 45-year-old golf legend sustained severe injuries after the vehicle struck a raised median, crossed over two oncoming lanes, and uprooted a tree as it fell downhill.
The golf star was traveling at estimated speeds between 84 mpg and 87 mph upon the first impact with the median and at about 75 mph when the vehicle hit the tree.
Villanueva cited speeding as the sole cause of the accident, adding that Woods was accelerating at the time of the wreck and lost control as the car gained speed. The department reaffirmed there were no signs of alcohol or substance abuse involved in the wreck.
“There was no evidence of braking throughout this collision,” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Capt. James C. Powers said. “It is speculated and believed that Tiger Woods inadvertently hit the accelerator instead of the brake pedal, causing that 99% grading on the accelerator pedal.”
The stretch of road where the crash happened is known for travelers moving through the point at high speed. There is an emergency exit for runaway vehicles just beyond where Woods crashed.
Department officers contended that video evidence of Woods’s drive leading up to the accident showed no traffic violations or other signs of impairment.
The LA County Sheriff’s Office announcement came after Villanueva previously refused to disclose details regarding the cause of the crash. Woods gave permission to issue the details of the incident during the Wednesday press meeting.
“A cause has been determined. The investigation has concluded,” Villanueva said on March 31. “However, we can’t release it without the permission of the people involved in the collision.”
Police previously obtained a search warrant to examine the vehicle’s “black box” in an attempt to uncover what led to the accident.
Investigators did not seek warrants for scans of blood samples, which could have been put through a toxicity screening.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Johann Schloegl wrote in a March affidavit that Woods claimed he did not remember driving after he was pulled from the wreckage.
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Woods was released from a medical facility on March 16 and is recovering at his Florida home after undergoing multiple surgeries to his leg.
