Police say Venus Williams 'legally entered intersection' before fatal car crash

Police have released footage which they say shows that Venus Williams legally drove her vehicle into an intersection moments before she was involved in a fatal car crash.

Detectives in Florida said the surveillance video of the collision between a married couple and the tennis star showed Williams lawfully entered the intersection at a green light in her car near her home in Palm Beach Gardens.

Mayor Paul Rogers said another car turned in front of Williams, causing her to stop to avoid a collision before she legally continued.

At this point a Hyundai being driven by Linda Barson, which was approaching a red light to Williams' right, continued when the signal turned green.

Her car smashed head-on into the front-right of Williams' vehicle, the mayor said.

Mrs Barson, 68, and her 78-year-old husband Jerome were both injured - Mr Barson died in hospital two weeks later on 22 June.

Williams, 37, was not hurt and she was not charged with an offence.

Investigators initially said Ms Williams was at fault, but the video footage caused them to repeal that conclusion - no blame has yet been determined.

The Palm Beach Gardens Police Department said the investigation remains under way after inspecting the video evidence.

Mr Barson's family launched a lawsuit against Williams, claiming she was "driving carelessly and recklessly".

The tennis star is currently playing her Wimbledon tournament in London.

The five-time Wimbledon champion progressed to the fourth round of the tournament on Friday with a victory over Japan's Naomi Osaka.