Main Cause Of Tiger Woods’ Crash Revealed

<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Main Cause of crash unveiled<&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> has learned that Los Angeles County Sheriff&&num;8217&semi;s Department has released the main cause of Tiger Woods’ crash in recent accident&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;According to the available report&comma; Sheriff Alex Villanueva of the Los Angeles County Sheriff&&num;8217&semi;s Department said the main causes of the crash were speed and Woods&&num;8217&semi; inability to negotiate a curve<br &sol;>&NewLine;The report is coming Six weeks after the golf legend suffered serious leg injuries in the auto crash<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The reports says &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;As he approached a curve in the road&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">Tiger Woods<&sol;a> apparently meant to hit the brakes but instead slammed on the gas&period; The SUV reached a speed of up to 87 mph&comma; far greater than the 45 mph speed limit&period;&&num;8211&semi; causing a high-speed rollover crash&comma; Villanueva said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The golfer was driving a Genesis SUV around 7 a&period;m&period; February 23 when the vehicle veered off the road about 26 miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Woods was driving in Rancho Palos Verdes when he hit a &&num;8220&semi;Welcome to Rolling Hills Estates&&num;8221&semi; sign&comma; crossed a center divider and traveled more than 150 feet across the shoulder through shrubbery and an uprooted tree before coming to a stop&comma; according to a search warrant affidavit of the vehicle&&num;8217&semi;s data recorder&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He likely mistook the gas pedal for the brakes&comma; as no braking was detected&comma; Capt&period; James Powers said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;There is zero braking on that data recorder&comma;&&num;8221&semi; but &&num;8220&semi;there is 99&percnt; acceleration on the pedal&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Powers said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He said the car hit a tree&comma; went airborne did a &&num;8220&semi;pirouette&&num;8221&semi; before It landed&period; The <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">SUV<&sol;a> was traveling about 75 mph when it struck the tree&comma; Villanueva said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;On Twitter&comma; Woods thanked the good Samaritans who came to the crash site and called 911 and the first responders &&num;8220&semi;for helping me so expertly at the scene and getting me safely to the hospital&period;&&num;8221&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;I will continue to focus on my recovery and my family&comma; and thank everyone for the overwhelming support and encouragement I&&num;8217&semi;ve received&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he wrote&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Investigators did not seek a warrant for blood tests because there was no evidence of impairment or intoxication&comma; Powers said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Woods said he was not under any medication and had not been drinking&comma; the captain said&period; He said the golfer appeared &&num;8220&semi;dazed and confused&&num;8221&semi; and said he had no recollection of the crash&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Due to his injuries&comma; &&num;8220&semi;It would not be appropriate to do field sobriety tests&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Powers said&period; After weeks in the hospital&comma; Woods has been recovering at home&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;