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Venus Williams has settled a 'wrongful death' lawsuit with the family of the 78-year-old man who was killed in a multi-car collision last year

A car collided into the one Venus Williams was driving after the tennis star swerved to avoid another vehicle.

Venus Williams, as seen through a police officer's body-cam shortly after the 2017 car crash.

Tennis star Venus Williams settled a wrongful death lawsuit on Friday, one year after a multi-car collision that left a 78-year-old man dead.

In June last year, Williams "lawfully entered" an intersection in Palm Beach Gardens in Florida, according to video evidence obtained by a surveillance camera.

vehicle made a left turn in front of Williams, who stopped to avoid a collision, having gone through a green light.

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However, when she began moving again, another car collided with her vehicle at 40mph, police said.

The crash led to the death of Jerome Barson, a 78-year-old man who died in hospital two weeks after the incident.

Despite the fact that Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, had been cleared of all charges, Barson's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit because of alleged "negligence," CNN said.

A settlement was reportedly reached on Friday, though further details, like terms of the agreement, were not included in the settlement documents, according to the BBC. Both sets of lawyers — representing Williams and acting on behalf of the Barson family — have not commented on the settlement, the BBC reports.

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Williams has made approximately $40 million in career earnings through tennis.

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