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  • he was not drunk.

  • Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, at a virtual news briefing on Wednesday, said Tiger Woods will not face criminal charges in the car crash that left him with serious injuries as the golf great recovered from extensive surgery to repair his fractured right leg and shattered ankle.

  • We don't contemplate any charge of whatsoever.

  • This crisis remains an accident.

  • Accent is not a crime.

  • They do happen.

  • Unfortunately, investigators were still trying to determine what caused Woods to lose control of the Genesis sport utility vehicle he was driving on Tuesday morning.

  • The 45 year old was negotiating a curved downhill stretch of highway that authorities said was notoriously dangerous.

  • The luxury SUV he was driving then veered across the opposite lanes, collided with a road sign and rolled several times before coming to arrest.

  • Woods was pried from the crumpled SUV through the shattered windshield by rescuers and rushed to nearby Harbor UCLA Medical Center.

  • Despite the seriousness of his injuries, medical experts interviewed by Reuters said it was possible Woods could ultimately recover well enough to play golf professionally again.

he was not drunk.

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