'No evidence' Tiger Woods impaired at time of crash: Sheriff

The damaged car of Tiger Woods is towed away after he was involved in a car crash, near Los Angeles, California. Credit: Reuters Photo

There is so far "no evidence" that US golf legend Tiger Woods was impaired during a serious crash in which his car flew off the road near Los Angeles Tuesday, authorities said.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva told a press conference there was "no evidence of impairment at this point in time."

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He added that no blood was drawn at the scene of the crash because the sheriff's office does not have that capability.