Golf emperor Woods who suffered a car rollover accident, drowsy driving possibility

[아시아경제 권재희 기자] The possibility has been raised that Tiger Woods, the golf emperor of the United States, who was seriously injured in a leg in a car rollover accident, was drowsy.

On the 1st (local time), Fox News reported that Woods could have been drowsy at the time of the accident, based on the opinions of vehicle forensics experts.

Earlier, on the 24th of last month, Woods underwent surgery for a leg injury in a rollover accident while driving a Genesis GV80 vehicle on a road in California, USA. The car rolled over the median strip of the road, crashed into a tree, and stopped.

In this accident, Woods broke bones in the lower part of his right leg.

Experts commented that this indicated Woods was braking at the moment of the crash. It could be evidence that Woods hit the brakes too late.

Court appraiser Jonathan Cherney said, “A vehicle going straight on a curved road is like a typical case of drowsy driving.”

After investigating the accident, he analyzed, “It seems that Woods got off the road as if he was unconscious, in pain, or fell asleep, and did not wake up until then.”

“I couldn’t find evidence that Woods moved the steering wheel to avoid an accident,” Cherni added.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said there were “no skid marks, tire marks on the road when you hit a hard brake.”

“The vehicle that Woods drove was equipped with anti-lock brakes,” said Felix Lee, an accident reconstruction expert. “Even if Woods stepped on the brakes, there would not have been any tire marks.”

Following Lee, “I don’t think speed is a big problem,” and “carelessness” may be the cause of the accident.”

Rami Hashishi of the National Institute of Biomechanics who investigated the accident said, “Woods showed a very delayed reaction when the accident occurred,” and “It suggests that Woods did not pay attention at all.”

Hashishi postponed the injury to the extent that Woods was speeding above the speed limit of 45 miles per hour (approximately 80 km).

Reporter Kwon Jae-hee [email protected]