Tiger Woods instructed deputies after his automotive crash that he did not keep in mind driving or how the wreck occurred, in keeping with an affidavit for the search warrant used to acquire knowledge from the “black field” within the golfer’s automotive.
Per a copy of the search warrant affidavit obtained by USA TODAY Sports, Woods stated the identical factor on the hospital the place he was handled for his leg accidents.
The affidavit, which was submitted by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Johann Schoegl, additionally revealed that the 45-year-old was initially unconscious when discovered by a resident after the crash in Southern California and had blood on his face and chin.
The deputies requested Woods how the collision occurred on the scene of the crash, in keeping with the affidavit. “Driver stated he didn’t know and didn’t even keep in mind driving… Driver was handled for his accidents on the hospital and was requested there once more how the collision occurred. He repeated that he didn’t know and didn’t keep in mind driving.”
Schloegl stated within the affidavit that he believed the info within the “black field” would help deputies in figuring out how and why the crash occurred, comparable to the speed of velocity the car was going.
In keeping with the shape stuffed out to acquire the search warrant, knowledge from Woods’s crashed automotive “constitutes proof that tends to point out the fee of a felony or misdemeanor offense.”
Nonetheless, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva stated Wednesday that that is a part of an ongoing investigation, stating that it is not a felony one.
“The investigators within the accident, or within the collision, they did a search warrant to grab in essence the black field of the car,’’ Villanueva stated to USA TODAY Sports activities. “And that’s all it’s. They usually’re going to undergo it and see if they’ll discover out what was the efficiency of the car, what was taking place on the time of impression. And with that, they’ll have extra info they’ll attribute the reason for the accident. And that’s all it’s, and we’ll depart it at that, OK?’’
He added that they didn’t search a warrant to acquire a pattern of Woods’s blood to see if he was underneath the affect as a result of they didn’t have any proof of impairment.
