Former welterweight boxing champion Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker died after he was hit by a car in Virginia Beach Sunday night, police said.
Emergency dispatchers received a call just after 10 p.m. that Whitaker, 55, was struck at the intersection of Northampton Boulevard and Baker Road, according to a press release from the Virginia Beach Police department.
(MORE: Ex-millionaire boxer 'Sweet Pea' Whitaker says evicting mom is 'beautiful moment')Whitaker died from his injuries at the scene, police said.
The investigation is still ongoing, according to police.
(MORE: WWE star Jeff Hardy arrested for public intoxication)Whitaker made headlines in 2014 after he won a court case to evict his mother from a home in Norfolk he gave to her in the 1980s in order to pay his mounting bills.
Whitaker won a gold medal in the lightweight division at the 1982 World Championships and the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2007.
(MORE: 7 dead as truck plows into motorcycles in New Hampshire)Whitaker was a native of Norfolk, Virginia, and worked as a trainer after he retired from boxing.