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VENUS, Oh, No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by Grossefavourite » Jun Thu 29, 2017 3:39 pm

TMZ reports that Venus Williams has been found responsible for a June 9 car crash leading to the death of a 78-year-old man.

According to the police report obtained by TMZ, the wife of the victim told cops she was driving into an intersection at Northlake Boulevard and Ballen Isles Drive when Williams' SUV "darted" into the intersection, forcing her to crash into Williams.

The 37-year-old Williams told cops she was attempting to cross the intersection, but traffic buildup forced her to slow down while still in the intersection.

Jerome Barson was taken to the hospital with head trauma, where he died two weeks later. His wife suffered broken bones and other injuries.

According to the police report, "[Venus] is at fault for violating the right of way of [the other driver]." There is no evidence that Williams was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or driving distracted.

Williams has a residence in Palm Beach Gardens, where she also often trains.

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Post by PeterSkan » Jun Thu 29, 2017 3:54 pm

Sounds more like "alleged to be responsible" rather than "found responsible" ...
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Post by Ace2Ace » Jun Thu 29, 2017 3:56 pm

sounds like Venus entered the intersection, got caught in traffic and had no place to go. The other car had no place to go either and ... bam. Luckily for Venus, she was not driving a Porsche.
lesson: wait patiently for the green light. It's the fastest way to get through an intersection.
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Post by PeterSkan » Jun Thu 29, 2017 3:58 pm

Venus responds ...


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."
go firmly to the window
and listen with deep emotion,
but not with the whining, the pleas of the coward;
listen-your final pleasure-to the voices,
to the exquisite music of that strange procession

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Post by PeterSkan » Jun Thu 29, 2017 4:00 pm

Venus was going 5 mph and gets T-boned, and it's her "fault" ...

Sounds more like an elderly driver not paying attention to what was going on in front of her, especially given the diagram
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listen-your final pleasure-to the voices,
to the exquisite music of that strange procession

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Post by Ace2Ace » Jun Thu 29, 2017 4:00 pm

Needs a good lawyer who will pocket a cool $400,000 before the whole think is over.
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Post by Graveller » Jun Thu 29, 2017 4:40 pm

Traffic rules in my country are that you should never enter a crossing unless you are sure that you also can leave it...

Having said so; if a car is blocking the crossing, then you do not drive into it. It's calledcommon sense.

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Post by Grossefavourite » Jun Thu 29, 2017 5:57 pm

Sick with worry.

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Re:VENUS, Oh, No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by Skilletsauce » Jun Thu 29, 2017 7:07 pm

Very unfortunate incident for Venus, but according to reports she will be playing Wimbledon despite this tragic news. Only worry is will she be able to put this behind her and focus on her tennis?

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Post by Grossefavourite » Jun Thu 29, 2017 8:15 pm

Don't see how she could possibly play now. He only died a couple of days ago. Pretty sure she was praying for him to live. She would be crucified by the press and fans.
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