Tiger Woods driving at twice the speed limit before LA crash, investigators say

Tiger Woods was driving well over the speed limit when he crashed (Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP)

Tiger Woods was driving at twice the speed limit when he crashed an SUV in southern California leaving him seriously injured, authorities said.

The golfer was driving at 84-87 mph on a downhill stretch of road outside Los Angeles that had a speed limit of 45mph, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said on Wednesday.