she's unable to say anything more about this so I'd ask you to respect her wishes please yeah than Venus Williams on June 9th 2017 the legendary tennis star was driving through Palm Beach Gardens when she entered an intersection her SUV collided with a car driven by Linda Barson Linda's husband 78-year-old Jerome was riding in the passenger seat Jerome sustained severe injuries and passed away 2 weeks later due to Venus's star status the accident garnered significant media attention initially police found Venus at fault saying that she had violated the Barson's right away this claim was based on witness statements however further investigations painted a different picture surveillance footage from nearby security camera showed Venus entered the intersection legally on a green light while crossing she had to slow down to avoid hitting a car that made an illegal turn meanwhile the light turned red and the Barson's car collided with Venus based on this new evidence the Palm Beach Police reversed their initial statement that Venus was at fault no charges were filed against the tennis star