Serena Williams’ elderly father Richard – known as ‘King Richard’ – has been fined for speeding after being warned by doctors not the drive
Richard Williams has been caught speeding
Serena Williams’ elderly father Richard has been caught speeding and fined despite being warned by doctors not to get behind the wheel. The 82-year-old, known as ‘King Richard’, was pulled over by police in a new silver Volkswagen truck in Palm Beach, Florida on July 12. Court documents said he was clocked driving at 44mph in a 35mph zone by a police laser gun.
Richard was fined $131 but he will not have to appear in court, according to the filing. His infraction comes after he was previously warned by his doctors not to continue driving. His primary care physician, Dr. Monica Walker, wrote a letter to the courts a number of years ago explaining her assessment of his mental state and expressed his issues behind the wheel of a car.
She wrote: “You have had problems with driving and directions. We discussed this and you stated you now have a driver.
“Time, place, and person comprehension have not been part of your memory difficulty. However, driving demands quick decisions in situations of uncertainty. You are advised not to drive because you do not have the ability to do this.”
Richard was previously told not to drive
Despite Dr. Walker’s statements, Richard has since been seen driving on his 45-year-old former stripper wife Lakeisha’s Instagram driver her and their 12-year-old son Dylan. Richard’s son Chavoita has insisted his dad is in good health and well enough to drive but a deposition in October 2019 by Richard was canceled after the court received 168 pages of medical records regarding two strokes in July 2016 that led to him being hospitalized.
A previous deposition had also been abandoned midway through due to Richard’s incoherent answers, seeing his own lawyer say: “I’m not sure how we’re going to proceed, I think we’re going to cut the deposition short.”
Dr. Walker’s letter also added how his strokes had affected his “brain function”. Writing at the time, Walker stated: “As you are well aware, you suffered damage to your brain tissue during a stroke. The complications after the stroke included inability to remember things which happened recently and incidents that happened years ago.
Richard has been seen driving his wife Lakeisha on social media
“You will remember, immediately after the stroke, your muscles weakened and slowly you were able to regain strength. You also have problems speaking and finding the right word to use. You have recovered from problems forming your words. However, you have not recovered from what is called dementia.
“Your ability to do household business transactions such as writing checks, paying bills, and maintaining records is lost. You still at times find it difficult to use the right words. This is all part of cerebral vascular disease and stroke.
“When I spoke with you concerning legal matters and your level of judgment during any household or business transactions, you stated you were unable to do any tasks relating to business. You stated your wife handled all the household business because you get confused easily.
“Your mental state since the first stroke includes loss of recent and remote memory and increased confusion during times of increased demands for concentration.” Richard’s frail state has been a factor in the issues suffered in recent years.
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