Road Safety

Rising professional boxer killed by vehicle while riding her bicycle in rural Texas

<p>Authorities say a rising professional boxer who was riding her bicycle along a rural Texas road is dead after a motorist drove by her, stopped and then reversed into her. The Brazos County Sheriff’s Office says 26-year-old Hannah Rapp was riding with another person Saturday morning when she was hit. Rescue workers responded and took her to a nearby hospital, where she died. Officials say 31-year-old Charles Medina had passed Rapp and the other cyclist in his vehicle before stopping, reversing and striking Rapp. Investigators didn’t immediately offer a motive for Medina’s alleged behavior. Medina was arrested and charged with manslaughter. Jail and court records didn’t list an attorney for him.</p>