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

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…