Venus breaks silence over car crash

Venus Williams has spoken out for the first time after she was involved in a crash that left a 78-year-old man dead.
The US tennis star said she is “devastated and heartbroken” over the fatal car crash that Jerome Barson’s family says will prompt them to file a wrongful death suit against her.
In a post on her Facebook page, the 37-year-old wrote: “I am devasted [sic] and heartbroken by this accident.
“My heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of Jerome Barson and I continue to keep them in my thoughts and prayers.”
Williams, 37, is a seven-time Grand Slam champion who won five Wimbledon titles from 2000 to 2008 plus the 2000 and 2001 US Opens.
Seeded 10th in her 20th Wimbledon appearance, Williams is set to face Belgium’s Elise Mertens in a first-round match Monday on the England grass courts.
Attorney Michael Steinger told ABC television on Friday that Barson’s family will file a wrongful death suit over the incident in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Barson, who suffered head injuries in the accident, died two weeks later on June 22.
A Palm Beach Gardens police report said Williams’ 2010 Toyota Sequoia SUV and a 2016 Hyundai Accent driven by Barson’s wife, Linda Barson, collided in an intersection.