Florida man who was convicted of killing driver in 2001 road rage incident died in similar traffic d

[jpak]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/florida-man-killed-ironic-road-rage-incident-article-1.2747070

Fifteen years ago Florida native Gary Lynne Durham killed a man in a road rage incident and served 10 years in prison—on Wednesday he was killed in another traffic related dispute that family of his victim are calling "ironic."

Durham, 40, was fatally shot at early Wednesday in Plant City, Fla. after he got out of his black Mazda pickup during rush hour and confronted a man stopped behind him driving a Ford SUV.

It’s unclear what led to the confrontation, but it escalated to the point that the Ford driver, 42-year-old Roger Padgett, pulled out his handgun and fired at least one one round into Durham.

Padgett called 911 and attempted to resuscitate Durham as he lay dying on the pavement, but he could not be saved.

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[TexasTowelie]

1. Poor Florida man.

[MrScorpio]

2. Paying it backward, as it were. nt

[Iggo]

3. Traffic disputes. Totally worth dying for.

[Major Nikon]

4. An armed society is a polite society

[Tempest]

5. Karma is slow, but she gets there eventually. n/t

[MineralMan]

6. Live by the sword...

Road rage is a stupid way to die, it seems to me. Please feel free to pass me if I annoy you by driving too slowly to suit you, sir.

[Blecht]

7. 10 years in prison

10 years in prison and he didn't learn a thing.

[HughBeaumont]

8. America has a "Florida Man" problem.

That's not necessarily a snarl against people from Florida. "Florida Man" is more a euphemism for dumbasses who exercise snap judgement, "good idea at the time" aggressive behavior that usually results in serious injury or, like here, death. The "Florida Man" exists in bunches in Ohio, PA, Maryland, West Virginia, you name it.

These people still wish it was the mid-to-late 80s, where they were able to usually get away with bullying abusive actions. That was a time where cameras weren't everywhere. I think that's the kind of era Trump's voters "want to bring back".

[Initech]

9. Once a rageaholic, always a rageaholic.