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BRYAN, Texas. (WISH) — A professional boxer from Yorktown, Indiana, was killed in a crash in Texas Sunday morning after a man hit her with his vehicle as she was riding a bike.
According to a Facebook post from the Brazos County Sheriff’s office in Bryan, Texas, officers were dispatched to the the 23000 block of FM 159 on reports of a “major crash” involving a vehicle and bicyclist.
Officers arrived to the scene to find a woman lying in the roadway, later identified as 26-year-old Hannah Rapp.
Officials say 31-year-old Charles Medina had passed two bicyclists traveling along FM 159. After passing the bicyclists, Medina stopped his vehicle, reversed, and struck her.
Rapp was taken to the hospital and later died, despite lifesaving efforts.
Rapp was a track and field athlete at Purdue University during the 2018-19 season, but later transitioned into boxing, ESPN reports. She made her boxing debut at Arsenal Technical High Schoo...
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