Tiger Woods was driving at least twice the speed limit — 84 mph in a 45 mph zone — when he crashed in Southern California in February, but there were no signs he was impaired and he will not face charges, authorities said Wednesday.
Woods’ Genesis GV80 SUV was traveling 84 mph to 87 mph on Feb. 23 when it crashed in Rolling Hills Estates, a scenic, wealthy suburban region of southern Los Angeles County, Sheriff Alex Villanueva told reporters.
The primary cause of the accident, Villanueva said, was “driving at a speed unsafe for the road conditions and the inability to negotiate the curve of the roadway.”
Woods, 45, was still going 75 mph when he hit the tree, sending his SUV into the air, officials said.
“The impact of the vehicle when it hit the tree caused the vehicle to go airborne and do somewhat (of a) pirouette landing on its side,” sheriff’s Capt. James Powers said.
Officials say they found no signs of impairment, and no charges will be filed in the one-car crash.