Photo: Jean Catuffe/Getty
After over a year,Venus Williamshas finally reached a settlement in thelawsuit filed against herfollowing afatal vehicle crashin June 2017.
At this time, it is unclear how much the settlement was for, but the outlet reports it will cover a number of expenses following the crash.
Barson, 78, was in the car with his wife Linda Barson, 68, at the time of the crash, which took place in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida where Williams lives.
AccordingtoCNN, thePalm BeachPostand TMZ, police said in their report that Linda and Jerome were in their Hyundai Accent crossing an intersection when they crashed into the side of Williams’ Toyota Sequoia.
Barson Family
Linda was driving, and she told police that she had a green light and no way to avoid Williams after Williams allegedly drove across the intersection in front of them, the report stated.
Williams also had a green light when she first drove into the intersection, her attorney said, according to TMZ. But, according to the police report, she claimed she became stuck in the intersection because of other traffic and did not see the Barsons’ vehicle as she tried to cross.
Linda told police she had slowed her car at the intersection for a red light which then turned green just before the crash,according to thePalm Beach Post.
The police report showed Williams was driving about 5 mph when the crash occurred.
In avideo from the crash, police informed Williams that she was “at fault” in the fatal car accident. But while police initially said Williams was at fault for the crash, several weeks later police said Williams had “lawfully entered the intersection,” and told PEOPLE there was “no final determination” of who was at fault.
In December 2017, it was determined that Williams would not face any criminal charges stemming from the crash.
In a police report released at the time, the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department said itwill not file chargesagainst her or the other driver as the investigation concluded neither was at fault.
“Based upon this investigation and relevant Florida state statutes, no charges will be filed in this case,” the 19-page report read.
A representative for Williams did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment regarding the settlement.
source: people.com
