VENUS Williams has broken her silence about the fatal car crash that killed a 78-year-old man in Florida.

Police told TMZ Sports the tennis superstar was at fault for the accident, which occurred earlier this month.

Speaking through her lawyer on Friday (AEST), the 37-year-old attempted to explain her side of the story.

“Ms. Williams entered the intersection on a green light,” her lawyer Malcolm Cunningham told TMZ.

“The police report estimates that Ms Williams was travelling at 5 mph (8km/h) when Mr Barson crashed into her,” he said. “Authorities did not issue Ms Williams with any citations or traffic violations.”

Cunningham added: “This is an unfortunate accident and Venus expresses her deepest condolences to the family who lost a loved one.”

According to TMZ, Williams said she was trying to make it through an intersection in Palm Beach Gardens on June 9, but traffic backed up and she got stuck blocking traffic.

The New York Post reports that the car, driven by the wife of the victim, then T-boned Williams’ SUV.

Jerome Barson suffered head trauma and died two weeks after the accident.

“[Venus] is at fault for violating the right of way of [the other driver],” the police report reads, according to the gossip website.

There was no evidence Williams was under the influence of drugs or alcohol or distracted by a cellphone, TMZ reports.

Williams, 37, is expected to play in Wimbledon next week.

This article originally appeared in the New York Post