Boxing legend Pernell Whitaker died Sunday night after being hit by a car in Virginia, police said in a statement. He was 55. The boxer known as “Sweet Pea” is said to have been walking near an intersection in Virginia Beach when the accident occurred.
The boxer known as “Sweet Pea” is said to have been walking near an intersection in Virginia Beach, which is near his hometown of Norfolk, when the accident occurred. Police were called at 10:04 p.m.
"When officers arrived on scene they located an adult male victim who had been hit by a vehicle. The victim succumbed to his injuries on the scene," Virginia Beach Police Department spokesman L.M. Bauder said in a statement."The driver of the vehicle remained on scene with police.
“That’s all I can say about him,” he said. “I can’t really say how I’m feeling because I’m feeling shocked. I’m still trying to process everything that’s going on. But he was a cool guy.”
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