Texas Driver Reverses Into Cyclist, Killing Rising Boxer Hannah Rapp
TL;DR
A 26-year-old boxing prospect, Hannah Rapp, was killed in Brazos County, Texas, after a driver backed up and accelerated in reverse, striking her bicycle on FM 159. The driver, 31-year-old Charles Medina, was arrested and charged with manslaughter as investigators say evidence at the scene contradicts his claim of reversing at low speed; Rapp had recently fought for the WBC featherweight title and the boxing community mourns her loss.
- Rising boxer Hannah Rapp killed in Texas after driver strikes her bicycle NBC News
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- American boxer Hannah Rapp, 26, dies after being hit by car while cycling BBC
- Texas Man Charged After Investigators Say He Reversed Vehicle Into Cyclist, Killing Rising Boxer Yahoo
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