Venus Williams reaches a settlement with family of 78-year-old man who was killed when his car crashed into hers
Tennis star Venus Williams has finally reached a settlement in the lawsuit filed against her, a year earlier, after a brutal car crash, while resulted in the death of a person in June 2017. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Williams and the family of the victim who was killed in the collision, 78-year-old Jerome Barson, reached an agreement. The exact settlement amount is not yet clear, however, reports state that the sum is sufficient enough to cover a number of expenses incurred by the family after the fatal crash. Barson was reportedly in the car with his wife Linda Barson when the crash occurred in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida last year. Police officials, in their report, stated that Linda and Jerome were in their Hyundai Accent crossing an intersection when their vehicle crashed into the side of Williams' Toyota Sequoia.