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Alabama fan guilty in tailgating USC football fan death gets 5 years

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According to testimony, Gasque was a passenger in a four-door pickup with oversized tires driven by a friend, Adam Paxton. As they drove along Shop Road in highly congested vehicle and foot traffic just after the game, Gasque was calling out his window, razzing Alabama fans and cheering with USC fans.

While stopped in traffic near The Gates condominiums, a block or so from the State Fairgrounds, Gasque exchanged words with Simms, a passenger in another four-door pickup that was trying to move into the traffic flowing along Shop Road. Simms got out of his pickup, wearing a red Alabama shirt and an Alabama baseball hat.

More than 10 witnesses gave slightly different versions of what happened next. Some said Gasque exited his pickup to face Simms , who is 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 285 pounds. Gasque was 5?feet 10 inches tall and weighed 168 pounds. Others said Gasque stayed in his pickup.

But nearly all witnesses agreed that Simms hit Gasque, first either inside or outside the vehicle, either once or several times, and all agreed that Gasque didn’t try to hit Simms. Once hit, Gasque collapsed to the roadside, apparently unconscious and rolled under the pickup his friend was driving.

Paxton, then 20, decided to turn his car wheel right and drive off Shop Road. As Paxton did so, moving slowly, his oversized right rear wheel went over Gasque’s chest and head. Gasque died quickly.