10 years in prison not enough to deter Florida Man from second offense road rage

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PLANT CITY — Fifteen years ago, Gary Lynn Durham killed a man after arguing in traffic. For that, he did 10 years in prison.

On Wednesday morning, Durham got into another rush-hour fight. This time, Hillsborough sheriff's deputies said, the other driver killed him.

It happened before sunrise on a rural stretch of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, east of Forbes Road in Plant City.

Durham, 40, stopped his black Mazda pickup in the middle of the eastbound lane, deputies said. He got out and walked toward Robert Padgett, who had stopped behind the truck in a Ford sport utility vehicle.

Exactly why the men stopped is unclear. But sheriff's officials called what happened next "the end result of a road rage incident."

As the men argued, Padgett, 42, pulled a handgun, deputies said. He shot Durham at least once.

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In October 2001, Durham turned in front of another driver, Timothy James Gibbs, at the intersection of N Armenia and W Linebaugh avenues. A witness said Durham yelled at Gibbs before stepping out and walking toward his car.

He got back in his car, made a U-turn and pulled into a parking lot where Gibbs had stopped, according to a Tampa police report. A witness saw Durham walk toward Gibbs with his arms extended. The two men yelled at each other. Durham punched Gibbs in the face.

Gibbs fell and hit his head on concrete. Durham got back in his car and drove off. Gibbs died days later from a brain hemorrhage and skull fracture.

Durham was convicted of manslaughter in 2002. He served about 10 years in prison and was ordered to take anger management classes. It was his third, and longest prison stint, having previously racked up convictions for aggravated assault, grand theft and trafficking in stolen property, state records show. He was released from prison in 2012 but remained on probation until 2017.