The crashed Tiger Woods SUV had a “black box”. Sheriff’s investigators executed a search warrant for the device’s data.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant for the “black box” data of the SUV Tiger Woods was driving when he crashed last week, CBS News confirmed. The story was first reported by USA Today.

Department spokesman James Nagao said no more about the investigation into the rollover accident in which the golfing legend suffered serious injuries to his leg, ankle and foot that required a long emergency surgery.

To get a warrant for the black box, USA Today pointed out, investigators must determine the probable cause of a crime, even if it’s just a misdemeanor.

But, according to the newspaper, a sheriff’s deputy “played down the warrant as a routine part of their investigation. He said he didn’t see it as a criminal investigation, but rather as due diligence.”

In that sense, Deputy Sheriff John Schloegl told USA Today, “We have to reconstruct the road collision, if there was reckless driving, if someone was on their cell phone or something. We determine if there has been a crime. If there was no crime, we close the case, and it was a regular traffic collision. “

USA Today also reported that the department has decided it will not attempt to obtain an arrest warrant for Woods’ blood as it is trying to find out if he was “under the influence of drugs” at the time.

Schloegl said there was “no probable cause” for such a warrant.

The day after the crash, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva told a press conference: “We are not considering any charges in this accident.”

As he rounded a bend in the road, Woods’ vehicle struck the median and passed through oncoming traffic, Villanueva said. The SUV then struck the curb and began to roll over before finally stopping in an embankment about 30 meters from the road.

Villanueva said the 45-year-old Woods could still be hit with driving offenses based on what the traffic investigation reveals, but said that a reckless driving charge was a misdemeanor misdemeanor. was not planned.

He had said earlier that there was no initial sign that Woods was weakened.

Woods’ SUV – a 2021 Genesis GV80 – was the only vehicle involved in the crash. Photos and videos from the scene showed extensive damage to the front of the vehicle. Golf clubs and other personal items were removed from the scene and a crane subsequently removed the crumpled SUV.

Doctors told CBS News they expected Woods to walk again, but health experts said the injuries will certainly affect his game.

– Brian Dakss, Zoe Christen Jones, Justin Carissimo, and Jordan Freiman contributed to the writing of this article.