Pernell Whitaker, boxing legend known as 'Sweet Pea,' dead at 55

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Pernell Whitaker, boxing legend known as 'Sweet Pea,' dead at 55
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The Hall of Fame boxer died Sunday after being struck by a vehicle.

USA TODAYHall of Fame boxer Pernell"Sweet Pea" Whitaker died Sunday after being struck by a vehicle in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He was 55.

The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene after the accident, according to police, and the case is being investigated by the department's Fatal Accident Crash Team. Pernell Whitaker, right, and Oscar De La Hoya exchange punches during their WBC Welterweight Championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, in 1997. De La Hoya won.

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