PRO GOLF: LA sheriff calls Tiger Woods crash ‘purely an accident’

L.A. County Sheriff’s officers investigate an accident involving famous golfer Tiger Woods along Hawthorne Blvd. on Tuesday in Ranch Paos Verdes, Calif. (WALLY SKALIJ/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
L.A. County Sheriff’s officers investigate an accident involving famous golfer Tiger Woods along Hawthorne Blvd. on Tuesday in Ranch Paos Verdes, Calif. (WALLY SKALIJ/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County sheriff on Wednesday characterized the crash that seriously injured Tigers Woods as “purely an accident" and appeared to rule out any potential criminal …