Tiger Woods was Driving This Fast when He Crashed his SUV in Southern California

According to a Los Angeles sheriff, golf legend Tiger Woods had been driving 87 miles per hour before he crashed his SUV and suffered severe damages.

The golf star was going more than 45 mph faster than the legal speed limit before crashing said the LA County sheriff.

According to investigators, the February accident in Southern California was the result of Woods driving in an unsafe manner for road conditions. Woods will not be issued a citation however and is currently recovering in his home in Florida.

To issue a ticket for reckless driving would require evidence that Woods had committed multiple violations before the crash. This includes unsafe lane changes, or passing other cars unsafely, said investigators.

Citing data from Woods’ vehicle, a 2021 Genesis GV80 SUV, he was going an estimated 75 mph when it crashed into a tree and began rolling over in Rolling Hills Estates, said the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The recorder had showed that the vehicle at some points was going 68 to 86.99 mph before Woods failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway just outside Los Angeles.

Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Wood’s accident on Feb. 23 was the result of him driving in an unsafe manner given the road conditions.

At a press conference, Villanueva also said there was no evidence that Woods was impaired or intoxicated at the time of the crash.

It had not been checked if Woods had been texting before his crash and investigators have said there was no need to do so.

Woods has no recollection of the collision, investigators said. The golfing star gave his consent for information on the crash to be released.

“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 estimated speeds at the first area of impact were 84 to 87 miles per hour,” Villanueva said.

“I know there are some saying that somehow he received a special or preferential treatment any, any of some kind, that is absolutely false,” Villanueva said.

“There was no signs of impairment, our primary concern once we obviously at the scene of the collision was his, his safety.”

In a statement released later Wednesday, Woods did not apologize for driving nearly double the legal speed limit but said he “so grateful to both of the good samaritans who came to assist me and called 911” after his SUV finished rolling over.

“I am also thankful to the LASD Deputies and LA Firefighter/Paramedics, especially LA Sheriff’s Deputy Carlos Gonzalez and LAFD Engine Co. #106 Fire Paramedics Smith and Gimenez, for helping me so expertly at the scene and getting me safely to the hospital.”

“I will continue to focus on my recovery and family, and thank everyone for the overwhelming support and encouragement I’ve received throughout this very difficult time,” Woods said.