Venus Williams blamed for man’s death
VENUS Williams has been blamed for a car crash which left an elderly man dead.
The tennis star was trying to get across a junction when she was hit from the side by another car.
Jerome Barson, 78, was a passenger being driven by his wife and suffered serious head injuries. He was taken to hospital but died two weeks later on June 23.
The crash happened on June 9 and a police report said that Williams was “at fault for violating the right of way of the other driver”.
Williams, 37, is due to compete at Wimbledon next week, where she is the 10th seed. It is not clear if she suffered any injuries.
Citing a police report, show business website TMZ reported that the seven-times Grand Slam winner was involved in the accident in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Barson’s wife said Williams’s Sports Utility Vehicle “suddenly darted” into the intersection and there was no time to stop before she crashed into the side of the tennis star’s vehicle.
TMZ said Williams told police she was trying to get across the intersection but traffic was backed up and she had to slow down to a crawl, leaving her caught in the middle.
Barson’s wife was taken to hospital with broken bones and other injuries.
A diagram on the police report shows Williams’s car in the middle of the intersection with the Barsons’ vehicle hitting its side.
Police say there was no evidence Williams was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or that she was distracted by a mobile phone.
The incident is not the first time Williams has been in trouble with the law for her driving. In September 2009 she was fined £90 by the Jupiter Police Department in Florida for driving without proof of insurance in her Mercedes-Benz. The fine was raised to £107 due to late payment.
Nobody for Williams was available for comment and she has yet to comment on any of her social media accounts. – Daily Mail