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WINDERMERE, Fla. (CBS) ― The Florida Highway Patrol says it will issue Tiger Woods a careless driving citation for a car crash outside his Orlando-area mansion last week.

Maj. Cindy Williams said Tuesday that will close the investigation and no criminal charges are being pursued. Woods faces a $164 fine.

According to a patrol accident report, Woods crashed his SUV into a fire hydrant and a tree at 2:25 a.m. Friday. The airbags did not deploy and Woods' wife told Windermere police she used a golf club to smash the back windows to help him out.

An attorney for the neighbors who dialed 911 after Woods' car crash last week says they saw no indication the golfer was beaten or driving under the influence.

Attorney Bill Sharpe said Tuesday that Linda Adams and her adult sons Jarius and Jerome Adams went outside their home after hearing the crash.

They found Woods' wife Friday morning, Elin Nordegren, upset about her husband's injuries and she asked them to call 911. Sharpe says Woods appeared woozy and had scratches on his face.

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The Adamses told Sharpe that Woods' wife was not holding a golf club. She told investigators she used a club to break a window to pull Woods from the SUV.

"My clients are concerned that (the media) is putting words in their mouth, and they haven't even said anything," Sharpe told reporters.

"We understand the interest (in the story)," Sharpe said, "but let the family get back to their normal life."

The family hasn't been able to go to work, he said, due to fears of their places of employment being bombarded with phone calls, as they have been at home.

The Woods are grateful for their neighbors' help, Sharpe said, although the professional golfer and his wife have not expressed that to the family.

Sharpe also said the Adams did not take any photos of the accident. He also said he's not sure if Tiger said anything to the family as they assisted them while waiting for emergency crews to show up at the scene.

Woods withdrew Monday from his own golf tournament, citing injuries from the crash.

According to a statement released Monday on his Web site:

Due to injuries sustained in a one-car accident last week, Tiger Woods will be unable to play in the 2009 Chevron World Challenge.

"I am extremely disappointed that I will not be at my tournament this week," Woods said. "I am certain it will be an outstanding event and I'm very sorry that I can't be there."

"We support Tiger's decision and are confident the strong field and excellent course will provide an exciting week of competition at the Chevron World Challenge, said Greg McLaughlin, Tiger Woods Foundation President & CEO

Woods will not participate in any other tournaments in 2009 and will return to action next year.

Woods was treated and released at a hospital after the accident, and has not been seen in public since.

By skipping the tournament, Woods will escape having to face TV cameras and a horde of media seeking more details about the smashup.

Woods released a statement Sunday saying the accident was his fault, but he did not address any of the questions still swirling around it.

Woods even faced questions from fans leaving comments on his own Web site. Most voiced support for the golfer, but some said he should address the questions about his own actions and those of his wife, Elin Nordegren, before and after the accident.

What is driving intense media focus is Woods' refusal to speak to the Florida Highway Patrol about the circumstances of the crash, reports CBS News correspondent Randall Pinkston. He has turned them away from his home three times.

But Woods' attorney did provide the police with Woods' drivers license, registration, and proof of insurance, as required by law.

Speculation centers on the source of woods' facial injuries and whether they were caused by the car accident. The incident occurred shortly after the National Enquirer ran a story that Woods was seen with another woman raising the speculation whether there may have been an altercation between Woods and wife, Pinkston reports.

Florida criminal defense attorney Roy Black told CBS' "The Early Show" Tuesday that Woods is taking the right course of action in maintaining public silence on the matter.

"By talking to the police, by giving a press conference, by going to his golf tournament, this could only end up in disaster," Black said. "What is he going to tell the police, that he was having a fight with his wife and have his wife arrested? That would be a disaster to do anything like that.

"They're handling it exactly right: Don't talk to anybody. Keep it quiet. Hope it blows over."

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