Venus Williams breaks down in tears during Wimbledon presser over deadly crash: 'I'm completely speechless'

LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - Venus Williams broke down in tears during her post-match news conference at Wimbledon on Monday when asked about a recent motoring incident she was involved in, which led to the death of a 78 year old Florida man.
Williams, who won her first-round match against Belgian Elise Mertens in straight sets, was asked about her feelings regarding the incident.
"There are really no words to describe, like, how devastating and...yeah. I'm completely speechless. It's just - yeah, I mean, I'm just," said the American before breaking down in tears and leaving the room.
The five-times Wimbledon champion returned shortly afterwards to finish off the compulsory media briefing.

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News of the fatal incident near her home in Palm Beach Gardens surfaced on Thursday.