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Tiger Woods crash caused by excessive speeds roughly 40 mph over limit, LA sheriffs say

By Kaelan Deese
Published April 7, 2021 5:21pm ET
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Tiger Woods crash caused by excessive speeds roughly 40 mph over limit, LA sheriffs say
FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2021, file photo, 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. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

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.

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