Gervonta Davis, the two-division champion who is among the boxing’s rising stars, was indicted on Monday in the Circuit Court of Baltimore, Maryland, on 14 counts of a number of traffic violations related to a hit-and-run crash that took place in 2020.
A native of Baltimore, the 26-year-old Davis was involved in a crash in the early morning hours of November 5 on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard after he was celebrating his birthday at a downtown club.
Among the 14 charges, Davis has been cited for failure to stay at the scene of an accident involving bodily injury, failure to provide assistance to an injured person, and driving with both a suspended and revoked license. All are considered misdemeanors in Maryland. The most serious offense carries 1 year jail.
Court documents from the Baltimore City State’s Attorney Office show that Davis, who was driving a 2020 Lamborghini Uris, ran a red light at 1:47 a.m. ET and hit the front passenger side of a 2004 Toyota Solara. Video from a nearby convenience store observed Davis’ car crash into the store’s fence and became “disabled.”
Witness accounts and video collected during the investigation also showed that a black Camaro attended the scene right after the crash before passengers started transferring items from the Lamborghini to the Camaro. Davis and an unidentified female were also caught on camera fleeing the scene in the Camaro.
The Solara’s airbags deployed and the vehicle was “destroyed,” according to the report. The four people inside the car were taken to University of Maryland Shock Trauma as a result of the crash.
“Fortunately, the victims in this case were able to survive the alleged hit and run collision with recoverable injuries despite the potential for a far worse scenario,” State Attorney Marillyn Mosby said in a statement. “My office will continue to do our part to hold reckless drivers accountable when their harmful actions actions put innocent lives in jeopardy.”
Leaving the scene of an accident can result in felony charges punishable by up to five years in jail, but only for a crash which produces serious injuries.
Davis (24-0, 23 KOs) holds the WBA super featherweight title and the WBA “regular” lightweight title. The fighter known as “Tank” recently headlined his first pay-per-view, scoring sixth-round knockout of Leo Santa Cruz in San Antonio less than a week before the accident took place.
