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How Fast Was Tiger Woods Driving Before His Crash? Scott Evans,Getty Images © Getty Images Tiger Woods Genesis GV80 crash scene 5 The Los Angeles Sheriff s Department held a news conference today with updates on star golfer Tiger Woods single-vehicle crash on February 23 and revealed his Genesis GV80 SUV hit a top speed of 87 mph during the incident. The department blamed pedal misapplication (pressing the gas instead of the brake in a moment of panic), unsafe speed, and an inability to negotiate the curve in the road. The posted speed limit is 45 mph. Research Woods was driving northbound on Hawthorne Boulevard in the city of Rolling Hills Estates in a Genesis GV80 luxury SUV at the time of the crash. This section of road is a steep downhill that sheriff s representatives called out as having an abnormally high number of crashes due to speeding.

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