Tiger Woods Will Not Face Charges In Rollover Crash, Is Recovering After Surgery

Tiger Woods, pictured at the Genesis Invitational golf tournament in Pacific Palisades, Calif., just two days before the accident on Feb. 23. The golfer was injured in a vehicle rollover in Los Angeles County and had to be extricated from the vehicle.

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Tiger Woods will not face reckless driving charges in the rollover accident in which the renowned golfer totaled an SUV he was driving down a dangerously steep road in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., on Tuesday.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva told reporters on Wednesday that the department has ruled the single-vehicle crash an accident although a traffic investigation is ongoing.

A reckless driving charge is a misdemeanor crime “that has a lot of elements to it,” Villanueva said during an online press conference.