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Los Angeles Police say excessive speeding the reason for Tiger Woods’s horror car crash
Authorities say Tiger Woods was speeding excessively when he crashed his car in southern California less than two months ago, leaving the star golfer seriously injured and his prestigious career hanging in the balance
Key points:
- Tiger Woods gave police permission to release their report
- Police say he was travelling at nearly 87 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone
- Fellow golfer Rory McIlroy said from The Masters that Woods is recovering better than expected
Woods was driving at speeds of 135-140 kilometres per hour on a downhill stretch of road outside Los Angeles that had a speed limit of 45 miles per hour (just above 72kph), Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said on Wednesday.
The stretch of road is known for wrecks and…
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