Tiger Woods was tonight issued with a traffic citation for careless driving and a fine for $164 (€108) as Florida Highway Patrol concluded their investigation into his one-car accident in the early hours of last Friday.

Attempts by golfer Tiger Woods to draw a line under an early hours car crash that left him dazed and bloodied appeared to have failed today amid growing speculation over the circumstances leading up to the accident.

Tiger Woods broke his silence about the car accident he was involved in early on Friday morning as Florida Highway Patrol were informed the world number one golfer had cancelled another scheduled interview with its troopers and appointed a lawyer to represent him in the case.

Police were preparing tonight to question world number one golfer Tiger Woods after a mysterious late-night car crash.