Gervonta Davis, the two-division world champion and one of boxing’s biggest stars, was the driver in a November hit-and-run accident in downtown Baltimore that injured at least three people, according to a police report obtained by the Guardian on Friday.
The Baltimore Sun first reported Davis’s alleged involvement in the crash citing the incident report, which had been released by police earlier this week with the names of all involved parties redacted. Charges have yet to been filed in the case nearly four months after it took place.
According to the unredacted report, Davis was behind the wheel of a 2020 Lamborghini Urus SUV with two other passengers at around 1.53am on 5 November when it ran a red light and struck a 2004 Toyota Solara at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr and Washington boulevards in the city’s Ridgely’s Delight neighborhood. All three then fled the scene on foot, authorities said.
Davis, who is listed by police as “at fault” in the report, was identified as the driver by eyewitnesses, as well as surveillance footage from the scene.
According to authorities, the Toyota’s airbags deployed and it was “destroyed”. One of the four passengers inside suffered a suspected serious injury, two others were listed as having suspected minor injuries and the fourth was listed as having a possible injury, the report said.
The Toyota passengers, two women aged 18 and 19 and two males aged 20 and 18, were taken to University Hospital for their injuries, police said.
Davis, 26, has not been charged and authorities said the investigation is “ongoing”.
“The investigation into the hit-and-run accident is still ongoing,” Lindsey Eldridge, the Baltimore police department’s chief spokesperson said. “The department has turned over findings to the state’s attorney’s office, and we are working closely to gather and determine any charges that may be pending as a result of this incident.”
A spokesperson for Baltimore city state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby confirmed the case remains under investigation.
Neither Davis nor his promoter immediately responded to messages requesting comment from the Guardian.
The accident took place five days after Davis defeated Léo Santa Cruz by sixth-round knockout to retain his World Boxing Association lightweight championship and take Santa Cruz’s WBA junior lightweight title at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The fight was Davis’s first as a pay-per-view headliner, marking his arrival as one of boxing’s top-tier attractions. Fliers circulating on social media in the days after the bout advertised a celebration for Davis on the night of the accident at Medusa, a downtown nightclub roughly a half-mile from the site of the crash.
The report said that Davis was “possibly injured” in the collision but did not cite a basis. On 2 February, Davis wrote on Twitter that he suffered a hand injury during sparring before posting a photo of an X-ray the next week indicating he was fit.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/feb/19/gervonta-davis-hit-and-run-alleged-baltimore
A prosecutor is only going to charge what they know they can get a conviction on;money or not.
Tell that to OJ, or every other rich person who could hire a good attorney and game the system
Or....he is famous and rich and has access to good lawyers who can get him out of a severe charge? Surely you understand that....
A prosecutor is only going to charge what they know they can get a conviction on;money or not.
No, not even close! I’ve held the same set of FACTS. The same SET OF FACTS that said from the beginning that a hit and run is NOT a felony. Until a bunch of Einstein simps started jumping in saying otherwise then adding on the bodily injury portion. It must not have been severe enough to get a conviction period, point blank, end of story. Take your damn L and move on.
Or....he is famous and rich and has access to good lawyers who can get him out of a severe charge? Surely you understand that....
He was driving. He hit someone. He fled the scene. Someone he hit, apparently had a serious injury. This constitutes felony hit and run anywhere, in Maryland as well.
My whole initial comment was how in the hell did he get away with not getting charged. The facts are plain as day. Stop digging a hole man. You messed up, it happens.
No, not even close! I’ve held the same set of FACTS. The same SET OF FACTS that said from the beginning that a hit and run is NOT a felony. Until a bunch of Einstein simps started jumping in saying otherwise then adding on the bodily injury portion. It must not have been severe enough to get a conviction period, point blank, end of story. Take your damn L and move on.
That’s NOT what he’s being charged with as of now so NO it’s not a felony...try again nice playing online attorney
He was driving. He hit someone. He fled the scene. Someone he hit, apparently had a serious injury. This constitutes felony hit and run anywhere, in Maryland as well.
My whole initial comment was how in the hell did he get away with not getting charged. The facts are plain as day. Stop digging a hole man. You messed up, it happens.
Oh really. One of the people hit, had a suspected serious injury. In Maryland, a hit and run resulting in serious bodily injury, is, you guessed it, a felony. Thanks for trying to look smart, and instead showing us the opposite.
That’s NOT what he’s being charged with as of now so NO it’s not a felony...thanks for not reading the actual charges, jumping in trying to look smart..try again nice playing online attorney
No you’re 100% wrong it’s not a felony in Maryland.
Oh really. One of the people hit, had a suspected serious injury. In Maryland, a hit and run resulting in serious bodily injury, is, you guessed it, a felony. Thanks for trying to look smart, and instead showing us the opposite.
Probably was drunk, high or some combo of fooked up on something. Not a good look, but I doubt he gets more than a slap on the wrist.
Lol thats Baltimore... Hit and run? Thats called "kissing the person with your car" lol.
This kid has so much potential and has proved that he can beat (and knock out) some real good competition. It would be sad if after his career has ended ppl say that his toughest opponent was himself.
This clown has charges coming out of his azz...
State Considers Upgrading Boxing Champ's Charge To Felony
One of the women undefeated lightweight champion Gervonta Davis is accused of committing misdemeanor battery against claims a permanent injury, which could allow the state to upgrade his charge to a felony.
A Super Bowl weekend charity basketball event last year in Coral Gables turned ugly when an altercation broke out between a world champion boxer and two women.
Now the boxer, Gervonta "Tank" Davis, could be facing a more serious charge.
It was more like a draw in Miami-Dade County Court Thursday, as the prosecutor announced the state would not be going ahead with a plea deal, as had been discussed.
"The state is not ready at this time," said assistant state attorney Natalie Mendez. "The state has just received new information which requires further investigation in order to offer any plea."
That new information was a doctor’s report finding that one of Davis’ victims, Pearl Rojo, suffered permanent hearing damage from what she alleges was a punch to the head by Davis.
Coral Gables police say it happened Feb. 1, 2020, after video shows Davis walking along the basketball court endline toward a courtside seat where the mother of one of his children was sitting.
On a video posted to social media by a spectator, as well as surveillance video reviewed by the NBC 6 Investigators, Davis appears to grab the woman in the neck area, lift her out of her seat and push her toward a VIP room at that end of the court.
Rojo, an event planner who was working the event, quickly followed and can be heard on video she recorded trying to make peace.
"Hey stop it, stop it. ya’all chill ... out," she said. "Ya'all chill."
But video from inside the room shows an altercation during which, Rojo said, Davis punched his former girlfriend "directly in her face (and) blood came out of her mouth. I stood there in shock and she was screaming and crying and I kind of felt bad for her. I felt nobody was doing anything and I kind of felt the need to help."
Instead, she said, Davis struck her on the side o fthe head.
"Guy punches me on the side of the ear," she said, "and I remember hearing a loud 'ahhhh' just kept going with the pain. It was pretty much kind of unbearable. He had rage in his eyes."
Now, more than a year later, she and her doctor say the effects of the blow remain, according to the report her attorney forwarded to the state attorney's office.
"The constant buzzing, popping sound, like ringing like you know when you hit a bell, and kind of like that 'gong,'" she described. "That’s literally what it feels like almost all the time."
And that is why her attorney, Mark NeJame, says the state should upgrade Davis’ charge to a felony, aggravated battery. It carries a maximum sentence of up to 15 years in prison, versus up to one year on the misdemeanor battery charge.
"Apparently they're listening and we hope they are because a misdemeanor in this case would be a complete gross miscarriage of justice," Nejame said.
Davis allegedly battering women is bad enough, they said.
But, also, "I think what’s sad is that I’ve never seen a man so violently hit a woman and men just stand there," said Rojo. "I think it was sick for that many men just to sit there and she was by herself. It's like they were protecting him."
The allegations, NeJame added, are "all the more compounded by a person who makes their living with their hands and knocking people out with that same fist.
Davis' attorney, Corey Hoffman, declined all comment.
As did Davis' former girlfriend, Andretta Smothers.
She and Rojo are listed as the two victims in what is, for now, a two-count charging document alleging Davis committed misdemeanor battery.
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/state-considers-upgrading-boxing-champs-charge-to-felony/2424385/
I'm literally quoting Maryland law.
"Penalties for an accident resulting in bodily harm are even more dire. Persuant to §27-113 of the Maryland law, a driver who flees the scene of an accident which resulted in the severe bodily harm of another person can face felony charges. If convicted, the penalty is a fine up to $5,000, no more than 5 years in prison, or both."
If he's not charged with a felony, then he's lucky as hell. The kid has some mental issues and needs to get his **** straight. He's lucky he's not going away for a long time.
The second part of that I completely agree with! He is extremely fortunate and I hope this is a wake up call for him, Spence or any other young kid out there that’s reckless
Dummy, Jon Jones-esque type of move there.
Crackbaby IQs...they cannot help themselves. Impulsivity...aggression and looting are all by products of low IQ. #IQM
Go read his charges then circle back over in my direction. He IS NOT being charged with a felony. He is being charged with hit and run period, end of story and a hit and run IS NOT a felony. Read what I’ve written.
I'm literally quoting Maryland law.
"Penalties for an accident resulting in bodily harm are even more dire. Persuant to §27-113 of the Maryland law, a driver who flees the scene of an accident which resulted in the severe bodily harm of another person can face felony charges. If convicted, the penalty is a fine up to $5,000, no more than 5 years in prison, or both."
If he's not charged with a felony, then he's lucky as hell. The kid has some mental issues and needs to get his shit straight. He's lucky he's not going away for a long time.
"FACT"
....umm "okay" XD
BTW each injured person is a separate case meaning up to 15k and 15 years fyi
I’ll try this one more time.....he is NOT BEING CHARGED WITH THAT OFFENSE. The caps make that easier to read and comprehend? He is being charged with HIT AND RUN. Hit and Run IS NOT A FELONY.
FFS what is so difficult to understand what I’ve just written?
Hey genius you must have attended public schools as well because reading comprehension is a luxury for you. I never spoke about his actions at all. I’ve merely stated a FACT that hit and run is NOT a felony. Even with intoxication it’s NOT a felony. What he’s being charged with is NOT a felony. Try again.
"FACT"
....umm "okay" XD
Under Maryland Transportation Code § 27-113, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious bodily injury is a felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.
BTW each injured person is a separate case meaning up to 15k and 15 years fyi