Tiger Woods Car Crash At 140 KM Per Hour

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JAKARTA - Tiger Woods was driving his car twice above the 45-mile-per-hour speed limit when the golfer crashed last February in California, the Los Angeles County sheriff's office said as quoted by AFP on Thursday.

The SUV driving by Woods accelerated at speeds above 87 miles per hour or 140 kilometers per hour before going off the road and somersaulting several times in an incident that occurred in Ranchos Palos Verdes that left the 15-time major golf tournament champion's right leg broken.

"The main contributing factor to this traffic accident was driving at an unsafe speed on existing road conditions and for not making it through the corner of the road", sheriff Alex Villanueva said.

"The estimated speed in the first collision area is 84 to 87 miles per hour", Villanueva continued.

According to authorities, there were no signs of damage or evidence of distracting while driving. Woods reportedly voluntarily allowed the results of the investigation to be made public.

Woods (45) may have accidentally stepped on the car's gas pedal while attempting to step on the brakes when he lost control, Captain James Powers said. Woods himself said he could not remember the incident.

Investigators did not examine Woods' phone or his blood test because "there was no evidence of interference or poisoning", Powers said at a press conference.

The golfer underwent hours of surgery to treat his shattered lower right leg and ankle, including inserting a stick into his tibia and screws and pins to stabilize his joints.

He's now recuperating at his home in Florida.

Woods, who with Sam Snead became the most golfer to win the US PGA of all time with 82 titles, won the 2019 Masters for his first major tournament title in 11 years to complete a stunning comeback after several back surgeries.