American Boxer Hannah Rapp Dies at 26 After Being Hit by Car While Cycling
Authorities said the driver stopped, reversed and struck the cyclist, and investigators are continuing to gather evidence in the fatal crash.
- Professional boxer Hannah Rapp, 26, died Saturday after being struck by a vehicle while cycling in Brazos County, Texas, and authorities charged driver Charles Medina, 31, with manslaughter.
- Deputies with the Brazos County Sheriffs Office reported Medina passed two bicyclists on FM 159 around 10 a.m. Saturday, stopped his vehicle, then allegedly reversed and struck Rapp.
- Rapp, an Indiana native, worked as a fire and life safety inspector at Texas A&M University while maintaining an 8-1-1 professional record and recently challenging Tiara Brown for the World Boxing Council women's featherweight championship.
- Medina remains at the Brazos County Detention Center while the sheriff's office confirmed the investigation into the crash remains active as detectives continue gathering evidence.
- World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman issued a statement calling Rapp "an exceptional boxer," while promoter Most Valuable Promotions said they would "honour her memory in the weeks ahead.
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Boxer Hannah Rapp Killed by Driver With 13 Prior Arrests
A 26-year-old professional boxer who challenged for a world title just weeks ago was killed Saturday morning when a driver allegedly reversed his vehicle into her while she was cycling in rural Texas, and the suspect's lengthy criminal history raises hard questions about why he was on the road at all. Hannah Rapp was riding her bicycle with one other cyclist on a Texas road when Charles Medina, 31, allegedly sped past them at high speed, braked,…
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Yorktown native, pro boxer Rapp killed in road rage incident in Texas
Indiana native and professional boxer Hannah Rapp, 26, is dead after she was hit by a car while riding a bicycle in Brazos County, Texas, Saturday morning, according to the Brazos County Sheriff's Office.
The world of boxing is in mourning after the death of American sportsman Hannah Rapp, who lost her life only 26 years after a tragic accident in the state of Texas. Young woman, considered one of the hopes of professional boxing and recently participating in a fight for the World title WBC, was hit by a car while riding a bike.
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