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The driver of a car that struck Williams' SUV
in an intersection was also not charged, after Palm Beach
Gardens police determined that neither violated the
right-of-way, the newspaper reported. Palm Beach Gardens police
and city clerk did not immediately respond to inquiries.
Police had initially said Williams was to blame for failing to
yield the right-of-way.
But by July, Palm Beach Gardens police said video evidence had
surfaced that showed that Williams entered the intersection
lawfully, and that a car not involved in the collision forced
Williams to stop in the intersection. The traffic light changed,
and a sedan that struck Williams' SUV had a green light.
Jerome Barson, 78, who was a passenger in a sedan that collided
with the SUV Williams was driving, died 13 days after the June 9
accident. His wife, Linda Barson, 68, was driving the sedan.
The Barson family has filed a wrongful death suit against
Williams. Calls to attorneys for both parties were not
immediately returned on Wednesday evening.
(Reporting by Bernie Woodall in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Editing
by Cynthia Osterman)
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