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Texas Man Charged with Manslaughter in Boxer Hannah Rapp’s Death

7/22/2026

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Medina Charged

Texas authorities arrested 31-year-old Charles Eric Medina and charged him with manslaughter for boxer Hannah Rapp’s death.
The crash happened around 10 a.m. on FM 159 in Brazos County when Medina reversed into Rapp’s bike, and she died at Baylor Scott & White Hospital.
He is held on a $250,000 bond, while coach Carl Perry organized a candlelight vigil and a Change.org petition seeking new legislation.

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GoFundMe Raises

A GoFundMe for Hannah Rapp’s family has drawn over 230 donations, raising more than $22,000 for funeral costs.
Rapp worked as a fire and life safety inspector at Texas A&M while her boyfriend, Will Pollalis, served as an instructional assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering.
Court records list Charles Eric Medina’s arrests for reckless driving, a hit-and-run, a deadly-conduct firearm case, evading arrest, and an unspecified psychological-evaluation order.

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Historical Context

Following the 2018 federal Agriculture Improvement Act that legalized hemp, Texas enacted House Bill 1325 in 2019, extending hemp legalization at the state level. The recent manslaughter charge against Charles Eric Medina has revived debate over enforcing that 2019 law amid broader ongoing public policy concerns about road safety and state-level regulatory responses.

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Medina Charged

Texas authorities arrested 31-year-old Charles Eric Medina and charged him with manslaughter for boxer Hannah Rapp’s death.
The crash happened around 10 a.m. on FM 159 in Brazos County when Medina reversed into Rapp’s bike, and she died at Baylor Scott & White Hospital.
He is held on a $250,000 bond, while coach Carl Perry organized a candlelight vigil and a Change.org petition seeking new legislation.

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