The boxing world has lost one of its greatest ever fighters.
The Virginia Beach Police Department confirmed that Pernell Whitaker, an Olympic gold medalist and former world champion in three weight classes, was killed late Sunday night after being hit by a vehicle while walking at an intersection. An investigation into the traffic incident is ongoing, but the driver did remain at the scene.
“On Sunday, July 14, 2019, at 10:04 p.m., Emergency Communications received a call for vehicle/pedestrian accident in the intersection of Northampton Boulevard and Baker Road. When officers arrived on scene they located an adult male victim who had been hit by a vehicle.