Lawsuit filed in fatal crash involving Venus Williams
Tennis star Venus Williams will be facing a lawsuit from the family of a man who
died after an automobile accident earlier this month.
"At this point we are attempting to both preserve the evidence and gain
access to evidence," Michael Steinger said. "There were video cameras placed at
guard houses where Ms. Williams lives, police have refused after multiple
requests to turn those over to us, and we would like to see visual portrayal of
the accident on those videos. They have impounded all the vehicles and have
impeded our ability to do our investigation and move forward. Not sure what
their reasoning is. They have refused to turn them over to us at this
point."
Williams was driving her vehicle in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. on June 9, when
she approached an intersection. A driver of another vehicle said that Williams
sped into the intersection, a fact that Williams lawyer disputes.
Her attorney says Williams entered the intersection on a green light that
turned red during the turn and that she got stuck in the intersection because of
oncoming traffic.
The vehicles collided and the accident left 78-year-old Jerome Barson with
head injuries. Barson died two weeks later.
Williams is the No. 10 seed at Wimbledon, which is set to begin on Monday.
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