1 Apr 2021

Police determine cause of Tiger Woods crash

2:06 pm on 1 April 2021

Los Angeles police say they have determined the cause of Tiger Wood's car crash but aren't releasing the details at this stage.

Woods suffered major leg injuries in the accident in February.

Police say there are privacy issues around releasing information on the investigation but have asked Woods to waive his privacy.

Tiger Woods speaks to the media during a press conference prior to the 2018 PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club on August 7, 2018 in St. Louis, Missouri.

Tiger Woods. Photo: AFP

Woods, who was found unconscious after the wreck, previously told police that he didn't remember driving that morning.

A tow truck recovers the vehicle driven by golfer Tiger Woods in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

Tiger Woods spent nearly a month in hospital after the crash. Photo: AFP or licensors

"We have reached out to Tiger Woods and his personnel.... to ask them if they waive the privacy and then we will be able to do a full release on all the information regarding the accident," said Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva.

Villanueva added, according to USA Today, "You have an accident and you have deliberate acts. It's an accident, OK."

Woods Genesis SUV contained a "black box" that includes detailed driving information.

"We have all the contents of the black box, we've got everything," Villanueva said.

"(The investigation is) completed, signed, sealed, and delivered. However, we can't release it without the permission of the people involved in the collision."

-Reuters