Affidavit: Man found Tiger unconscious after SUV crash

ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, CALIF. — A man found Tiger Woods unconscious in a mangled SUV after the golf star crashed the vehicle in Southern California, authorities said in court documents obtained Friday.

The man, who lives near the site in Rolling Hills Estates, heard the crash and walked to the SUV, Los Angeles County sheriff ’s Deputy Johann Schloegl wrote in an affidavit.

The man told deputies Woods would not respond to his questions. The first deputy on the scene, Carlos Gonzalez, has said Woods was able to talk to him and answer basic questions. Woods later told deputies he did not know how the collision occurred and didn’t remember driving.

Law enforcement has not previously disclosed that Woods had been unconscious following the crash.

The information came in a statement of probable cause requesting that a search warrant be approved for the Genesis SUV’s data recorder, known as a black box. Schloegl requested data from Feb. 22 and Feb. 23. The crash occurred around 7 a.m. on Feb. 23.

“I believe the data will explain how/why the collision occurred,” Schloegl wrote. Sheriff ’s representatives have declined to say what was discovered in the recorder.

Woods was driving a 2021 GV80, made by the Hyundai luxury brand, as the tournament host of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club. The SUV went off a Los Angeles County road and crashed on a downhill stretch known for wrecks. The crash injured Woods’ right leg, requiring surgery.

Sheriff Alex Villanueva has said there was no evidence of impairment, and the crash was “purely an accident.”

Schloegl previously told USA Today he did not seek a search warrant for Woods’ blood samples, which could be screened for drugs and alcohol.