A rising professional boxer with an 8-0-1 record was struck and killed while cycling on a rural Texas road, and the driver, who authorities say deliberately reversed into her, now faces a manslaughter charge. Hannah Rapp, a 26-year-old featherweight from Yorktown, Indiana, died Saturday morning after a car driven by Charles Medina, 31, allegedly passed […] The post Champion boxer Hannah Rapp, 26, killed after driver allegedly reversed into her on Texas highway appeared first on American Almanac .
A rising professional boxer with an 8-0-1 record was struck and killed while cycling on a rural Texas road, and the driver, who authorities say deliberately reversed into her, now faces a manslaughter charge. Hannah Rapp, a 26-year-old featherweight from Yorktown, Indiana, died Saturday morning after a car driven by Charles Medina, 31, allegedly passed her on a highway in Brazos County, Texas, came to a stop, then reversed and struck her. Rapp was transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Medina was arrested and charged with manslaughter . The sequence authorities described, a driver passing a cyclist, stopping, and then backing into her, points to something far worse than a momentary lapse behind the wheel. No…Open
Hannah Rapp survived ten professional fights without a loss. She did not survive a Saturday morning bike ride in Brazos County, Texas. The 26-year-old boxer, who just last month challenged for a world title, was struck and killed on July 15 after a driver allegedly passed her and a second cyclist on a Texas highway, […] The post Undefeated boxer Hannah Rapp, 26, killed after driver allegedly reversed into her on Texas highway appeared first on American Almanac .
Hannah Rapp survived ten professional fights without a loss. She did not survive a Saturday morning bike ride in Brazos County, Texas. The 26-year-old boxer, who just last month challenged for a world title, was struck and killed on July 15 after a driver allegedly passed her and a second cyclist on a Texas highway, stopped his vehicle, and deliberately reversed into her. Charles Medina, 31, was arrested and charged with manslaughter. He is being held at the Brazos County Detention Center. The Brazos County Sheriff's Office confirmed the details of Rapp's death and Medina's arrest in a public statement. Authorities described the incident as alleged road rage, though no specific motive has been disclosed. A rising fighter with a day job…Open
Hannah Rapp, a 26-year-old undefeated boxer who had just competed for a world title, was struck and killed while cycling on a highway in Brazos County, Texas, after a driver allegedly passed her and a second cyclist, stopped, and deliberately reversed his vehicle into her, the New York Post reported. Charles Medina, 31, was arrested […] The post Rising boxing star Hannah Rapp killed after driver allegedly reversed into her on Texas highway appeared first on American Almanac .
Hannah Rapp, a 26-year-old undefeated boxer who had just competed for a world title, was struck and killed while cycling on a highway in Brazos County, Texas, after a driver allegedly passed her and a second cyclist, stopped, and deliberately reversed his vehicle into her, the New York Post reported . Charles Medina, 31, was arrested and charged with manslaughter. He is being held at the Brazos County Detention Center. Rapp died Saturday morning. She was a fire and life safety inspector at Texas A&M University, a former Purdue University track athlete, and a professional fighter whose 8-0-1 record had made her one of the sport's most promising young talents. None of that mattered to the man behind the wheel. What happened on that Texas…Open