Investigators working to determine the cause of Tiger Woods’ rollover crash have collected data stored in the “black box” of the luxury SUV he drove, a report said.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department issued a search warrant to collect the information that could show the vehicle’s speed before the collision and whether the brakes had been applied, authorities told USA Today.
“We are trying to determine if a crime has been committed,” Sheriff’s deputy John Schloegl told the news broadcast.
“If someone is involved in a traffic accident, we have to reconstruct the traffic accident. When driving recklessly, when someone used their mobile phone or the like. If there was no crime, we close the case and it was a normal road accident. “
Woods was driving alone in a 2021 Genesis GV80 when he crossed the median strip on Hawthorne Boulevard in Rancho Palos Verdes, went off the road and hit a tree.
The legendary golfer broke several bones in his right lower leg and is still recovering in the hospital.
A forensic car expert had told USA Today that Woods seemed to be ignoring the moments before the devastating crash.
“To me, this is like a classic case of falling asleep at the wheel, as the road curves and his vehicle goes straight,” said Jonathan Cherney, an expert witness in court cases, to the press.
Felix Lee, an accident reconstruction expert, told the exhaust valve, “I feel like speed wasn’t that big of an issue. It was just some kind of inattention that triggered the curb strike. “