Venus Williams Blamed In Fatal Car Crash ... 78-Year-Old Man Dies 
 
 Venus Williams Blamed In Fatal Car Crash That Killed 78-Year-Old Man 
 
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 1:40 PM PT -- Venus is now breaking her silence ... calling the incident an "unfortunate accident" and insisting she explain what happened from her point of view. 
 
 "Ms. Williams entered the intersection on a green light," her attorney Malcolm Cunningham said. 
 
 "The police report estimates that Ms. Williams was traveling at 5 mph when Mrs. Barson crashed into her. Authorities did not issue Ms. Williams with any citations or traffic violations." 
 
 "This is an unfortunate accident and Venus expresses her deepest condolences to the family who lost a loved one." Venus Williams caused a car accident that sent a 78-year-old man to ICU where he died 14 days later ... according to a police report obtained by TMZ Sports. 
 
 The driver of the other car -- the wife of the victim -- told cops she was approaching an intersection westbound in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on June 9 when Venus' northbound SUV suddenly darted into the intersection. The other driver says there was no time to stop and she T-boned Venus' vehicle. 
 
 Venus told cops she was trying to make it through the intersection but there was a traffic backup and she had to slow down to a crawl, with her car exposed in the intersection. 
 
 The driver's husband, Jerome Barson, suffered head trauma and was taken to a hospital and placed in ICU. He never recovered and died 2 weeks later. Barson's wife was also taken to the hospital with broken bones and other injuries, but survived ... according to her attorney Michael Steinger. 
 
 Cops say Venus caused the accident. According to the police report, "[Venus] is at fault for violating the right of way of [the other driver]." 
 
 Police say in the report there was no evidence Venus was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. They also say there's no evidence she was distracted by an electronic device. 
 
 We reached out to Williams for comment -- so far, no word back. ||||| No. 10 Venus Williams is tuning up for Wimbledon after being sued by the estate of a Florida man who died after a car crash. (1:31) 
 
 Police in Florida say tennis star Venus Williams was at fault for a June 9 car crash that led to the death of the passenger in the other vehicle two weeks later. 
 
 According to a copy of the police report obtained by ABC, Williams' 2010 Toyota Sequoia SUV darted into an intersection in Palm Beach Gardens, near her residence. The other driver, identified as Linda Barson, said she could not stop her 2016 Hyundai Accent in time and hit Williams' car. 
 
 Williams, 37, told investigators she had entered the six-lane intersection on a green light but had been forced to stop midpoint by traffic ahead of her. She said she did not see the Barsons' car when she crossed into their lanes. 
 
 According to the police report, Williams was at fault for violating the right of way of the other vehicle. 
 
 Williams has not been cited or charged. The police report says she was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol. 
 
 Palm Beach Gardens police said the crash remains under investigation. 
 
 Michael Steinger, attorney for the Barsons, said Friday morning on "Good Morning America" that a wrongful death lawsuit had been filed against Williams. 
 
 According to TMZ Sports, which first reported the crash, the driver's husband sustained head trauma in the crash and was taken to a hospital. He died two weeks later. He was identified as 78-year-old Jerome Barson in the police report. 
 
 Linda Barson also sustained injuries, her attorney told TMZ Sports. 
 
 "This is an unfortunate accident and Venus expresses her deepest condolences to the family who lost a loved one," Williams' attorney, Malcolm Cunningham, said in a statement. 
 
 Williams is the No. 10 seed at Wimbledon, which begins Monday in England. Her five titles there are among her seven Grand Slam singles championships total. 
 
 Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
– Police say tennis star Venus Williams was at fault in a traffic accident that resulted in the death of a 78-year-old man, TMZ reports, citing a police report from the June 9 incident in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. According to ESPN, Williams told police she was trying to get through an intersection before the light changed. She didn't make it, forced to slow down due to traffic. Her SUV was T-boned by another car entering the intersection. The driver of the other car told police she didn't have time to slow down. Her passenger, 78-year-old Jerome Barson, suffered head trauma and died at the hospital two weeks later. Police said Williams was at fault for being in the intersection, and an investigation is ongoing. A lawyer for Williams calls it an "unfortunate accident." Williams is seeded 10th at Wimbledon, which starts Monday.