FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A police officer told Venus Williams she most likely caused a crash that fatally injured an elderly man last month but did not cite her, saying it appeared the actions of a third driver left her in a bad spot, a newly released body camera video shows.
The video from the Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., police shows Williams speaking calmly to officers minutes after the June 9 crash. The video also shows that the other vehicle’s passenger, the 78-year-old retired teacher Jerome Barson, was conscious, but bleeding and confused. It was later determined he had sustained a broken spine and internal injuries.