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Venus Williams Involved in Fatal Car Crash

Police say witnesses have accused the tennis star of running a red light.

Tennis star Venus Williams was involved in a fatal car accident in Florida this month, and witnesses said she was at fault, police announced Thursday. A Palm Beach Gardens police report said witnesses claimed Williams had run a red light, causing the June 9 crash that left a 78-year-old man injured. The man, Jerome Barson, later died. Williams was not hurt. She told investigators she initially had a green light but was forced to stop in the intersection due to a traffic jam. She has not been cited or charged in the crash, and police said she was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time. Through her lawyer, Malcolm Cunningham, Williams offered “her deepest condolences to the family who lost a loved one.”