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Tennis star Venus Williams 'at fault' in fatal car crash, police say

A 78-year-old man passed away following the incident.

TENNIS STAR VENUS Williams was “at fault” in a Florida traffic accident that resulted in the death of a 78-year-old man, police said in a report obtained by AFP.

Williams, 37, slowed in the middle of an intersection when her vehicle was hit by a car driven by the man’s 68-year-old wife, the report said.

The accident occurred on 9 June in Palm Beach Gardens, a small city north of Miami.

The driver’s husband suffered a head injury and died two weeks later at the hospital.

The winner of seven Grand Slam championships was not using her phone and had not taken drugs or alcohol at the time of the crash, police said.

The driver of the other vehicle told police she was approaching an intersection going westbound when Williams’ northbound utility vehicle suddenly cut across into the intersection, leaving no time to stop before her car hit Williams’s vehicle.

Williams told police she was trying to get through the intersection but had slowed to five miles per hour due to a traffic jam that left her car blocking the right of way.

The driver’s husband suffered head trauma and was hospitalised in intensive care prior to his death, according to the Miami Herald newspaper. His wife went to the hospital with broken bones and other injuries.

No charges have been filed, although Palm Beach Gardens police said the crash is under investigation.

“This is an unfortunate accident and Venus expresses her deepest condolences to the family who lost a loved one,” said Williams’s attorney, Malcolm Cunningham, in a statement published by the paper.

Williams is seeded 10th at Wimbledon, the year’s third Grand Slam tennis event that begins on Monday.

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    Apr 9th 2020, 9:10 PM

    It’s absolutely shocking the amount of cars parked outside private holiday homes in North Wexford. Why aren’t the guards out fining these people for violating the rules?

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    Apr 9th 2020, 9:54 PM

    The media before lockdown: ‘Why isn’t the country going into lockdown, we need a lockdown’

    The media 11 days into lockdown: ‘When are we exiting lockdown, when can shops open again?’

    Era next week lads, probably Tuesday.

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    Apr 10th 2020, 10:41 AM

    It’s a disgrace, absolutely no point in coming down nowhere is open, selfish the lot of them. I’m from dublin but have lived here long enough with my young family, and myself and my partner spoke about this last night. I’m by no means pro garda (nor am I disrespectful in any way) but I do agree with your comment, those on the way should be fined and those that got through and are heading home after Easter should be caught on the northbound lanes. Simple as. They’re not respecting the peoe who live here native and blow ins as the wexicans like to call us haha, we’re not all bad and some of us actually contribute albeit very few, that’s hard to admit from a proud dub lads jaysis stay safe out there folks..

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