Blood-spattered wreckage showing the aftermath of Venus Williams’ fatal crash is revealed
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- Venus Williams was involved in a car crash that fatally injured Jerome Barson, 78, in an accident in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on June 9, 2017
- Never-before-seen images obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com show the wreckage of Barson’s vehicle after it slammed into Williams’ SUV
- A photo taken inside the granddad’s Hyundai shows blood spattered across the seats, the windshield caved in and deflated airbags draped over the dashboard
- In stark contrast, Williams’ Toyota escaped major damage, suffering dents and scratches to the front passenger corner and wheel arch
- Barson’s family sued Williams for wrongful death but Palm Beach County court records show the bitterly contested case was settled in November
- A police investigation cleared both drivers of fault and instead blamed an unidentified third vehicle for setting off the fatal chain of events
This is the bloody aftermath of the horrifying car crash that left an elderly man dead and threatened to derail Venus Williams‘ glittering tennis career.
A photo taken inside the granddad’s crumpled Hyundai Accent shows blood spattered across the seats, the windshield caved in and deflated airbags draped over the dashboard.
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A police investigation cleared both drivers of fault and instead blamed an unidentified third vehicle for setting off the fatal chain of events.
The two vehicles collided on June 9, 2017 as Williams left the upscale gated community where she has owned a home for the past 20 years and entered a busy six-lane intersection.
She started to turn left on a green light in her 2010 Toyota Sequoia but was cut up by a dark sedan and forced to stop, according to the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department.
Williams was left stranded in the middle of the intersection and by the time she was able to move again she was directly in the path of the Barsons, who by now had a green light.
Police determined that their 2016 Hyundai Accent slammed head on into the passenger side of the tennis icon’s vehicle at 40 mph.
Jerome Barson was cut free and taken to the hospital with internal
