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Police: Venus Williams Involved In Car Crash

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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Florida police say tennis star Venus Williams was in a car crash earlier this month.

Palm Beach Gardens police Maj. Paul Rogers confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday that Williams was involved in a crash on June 9. He said the crash is under investigation but would not give further details or release the accident report.

TMZ cited a police report that says a passenger in the other vehicle later died from his injuries.

Venus Williams (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Williams' attorney said in a statement Thursday that she expressed "her deepest condolences to the family who lost a loved one." The attorney, Malcolm Cunningham, says Williams had entered an intersection while the light was green and was going 5 mph when the other vehicle crashed into hers. Cunningham says Williams was not ticketed or charged.

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First published on June 29, 2017 / 3:25 PM MDT

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