Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Wednesday detectives have determined the cause of golf star Tiger Woods' car crash on Feb. 23.
However, Villanueva refrained from telling reporters the cause because of privacy concerns.
Villanueva said during a live social media event investigators had obtained a search warrant for the “black box” of Woods' 2021 Genesis GV80 SUV:
“We have all the contents of the black box, we’ve got everything,” Villanueva said, via Stefanie Dazio of The Associated Press. “It’s completed, signed, sealed and delivered. However, we can’t release it without the permission of the people involved in the collision.”
Authorities have reached out to Woods in order to waive privacy and permit a full release of the details of the investigation:
“We have reached out to Tiger Woods and his personnel,” Villanueva said, via Dazio. “There’s some privacy issues on releasing information on the investigation so we’re going 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.”
Woods crashed his car after striking a raised median in Rolling Hills Estates just outside the L.A. area. He was hospitalized and had to undergo surgery to repair major injuries to his legs.
Villanueva previously stated the crash was merely an accident, though Dazio notes investigators did not pursue a warrant for blood samples. Woods was previously charged with a DUI in his home state of Florida in 2017 and subsequently sought clinical aid regarding prescription drug medication.
It remains to be seen whether Tiger Woods' team will waive privacy. Villanueva received some backlash for almost immediately ruling out drugs or alcohol as potential causes. He could face additional scrutiny here if the contents of the “black box” recorder are never released.
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