A rising star boxer was killed after she was struck by an alleged road rage driver who deliberately reversed into her as she rode her bike along a Texas highway, police said.

cross-posted from: https://hilariouschaos.com/post/12281799

A rising star boxer was killed after she was struck by an alleged road rage driver who deliberately reversed into her as she rode her bike along a Texas highway, police said.

Hannah Rapp, 26, who challenged for the WBC women’s featherweight championship last month, died Saturday morning after being struck by a car, according to a

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Rapp’s boyfriend said Medina accelerated backward before striking Rapp, causing her to hit her head on the rear window.

Medina, of Navasota, has a lengthy rap sheet and has been booked into the Brazos County Jail 13 times since 2012, according to online jail records obtained by KBTX.

Those include criminal mischief, theft, resisting arrest, assault, hit and run, escape from custody, deadly conduct, possession of a controlled substance, and multiple driving offenses.

  • rnercle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    7 days ago

    also @ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/19/boxer-hannah-rapp-dies-struck-by-car

    Medina had sped past Rapp and her boyfriend when the boyfriend raised his hands. The court records alleged that Medina slammed on his brakes, backed into Rapp and hit her so hard that she shattered the rear windshield.

    Medina, when speaking later with investigators, denied hitting Rapp on purpose, said the records cited by KHOU. He allegedly told them that he believed Rapp and her boyfriend were flagging him down, so he stopped, backed up and did not see Rapp until right before hitting her, KHOU reported.