Story highlights Venus Williams is responsible for a car accident that led to a fatality, according to a police report

The victim's family files wrongful death suit against the tennis star

(CNN) A police report says that Venus Williams is responsible for a car accident earlier this month in Florida, which caused injuries to a 78-year-old man who later died.

The Palm Beach Gardens Police report states the accident occurred on June 9 in Palm Beach Gardens and the victim, Jerome Barson, was a passenger in a car that was driven by his wife, Linda Barson.

The victim's family has since filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Williams, alleging negligence.

According to the suit, the impact of the crash caused damage to both vehicles. The Barsons' 2016 Hyundai Accent was "crushed, the front windshield shattered, the airbags deployed, there was crush damage to the rear on the driver's side, and the back window was shattered." Williams' 2010 Toyota Sequoia "was also severely damaged," the suit says.

The lawsuit states that Jerome Barson's injuries included "severed main arteries, massive internal bleeding, a fractured spine, and massive internal organ damage." He was in the ICU when he died on June 22, which, the lawsuit says, was Linda Barson's 68th birthday.

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