Venus Williams, the world's former top-ranked tennis player, was the driver at fault in a two-car crash in Florida on June 9 that killed a passenger in the other vehicle, according to the initial police report on the incident released Thursday.
News of the fatal wreck near Williams' home in Palm Beach Gardens surfaced in media accounts Thursday, days before the 37-year-old athlete was planning to compete at Wimbledon, which begins in England next week.
An accident report filed by the investigating police officer, given to Reuters by the city clerk's office, said Williams was to blame for failing to yield the right of way to another motorist at a four-way intersection.