on the morning of 4 January 2009, crashing her vehicle into a concrete pillar while driving west into Port of Spain on the Beetham Highway. She succumbed to her injuries at around 8:29 a.m. She was 21 years old. The other occupant of the vehicle, national footballer Tamar Watson, was admitted to hospital in critical condition, having suffered massive internal injuries and broken limbs. Salandy was given a state funeral. Controversy Relatives of Salandy questioned why she was allowed to drive herself on Sunday, as she had a driver was assigned to her. Salandy, who held a driver's permit for the last two years, hired a 21-year-old man to be her driver because of her hectic schedule. Boxu Potts dispelled rumours that the driver abandoned his job, and claimed it was Salandy's decision to drive herself, and her cousin stressed that no one was to blame for the accident. Professional boxing record References External links "Giselle Salandy is laid to rest | Video courtesy C News." "Giselle Salandy dies tragically in a car accident." "World Boxing Champion Giselle Salandy Dies" "WBAN Biographies" "Do you know Giselle Salandy?" "T&T's undefeated world class female boxer Giselle Salandy dead in vehicular accident" |- |- |- |- 1987 births 2009 deaths Road incident deaths in Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago women boxers Light-middleweight boxers People from Siparia region