TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A man who killed another motorist with a single punch during a road rage episode was sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison as part of a plea agreement.
Gary Durham was also sentenced Monday to an additional five years of probation. He pleaded guilty in July to throwing the punch that killed Timothy Gibbs. Durham had faced up to 30 years on a manslaughter charge because past convictions on theft and other charges led him to be classified as a habitual offender.
Durham, 26, and Timothy Gibbs, 48, got out of their cars and argued angrily after they nearly had a car accident Oct. 24.
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Durham punched Gibbs and he fell, hitting his head on the pavement. He died nine days later in a hospital.