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8/16/12 | 9 comments | 3893 views

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Jury rules against longtime weatherman, awards victim's daughter $300,000

By Nancy Glasscock
Staff Writer

MOULTON — A jury ruled against retired WAAY-31 weather forecaster Gary Dobbs today and awarded Dwanda Parham $300,000 in her negligence lawsuit arising from a fatal 2010 wreck. The jury … More »

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On 8/16/12 at 07:12 PM, THOR from wrote:

If he ran a red light, and if that is not disputed and someone died as a result of these actions...why was this case not sent to a grand jury for possible criminal charges?

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On 8/16/12 at 07:46 PM, TAMMY from wrote:

it still was an accident.....

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On 8/16/12 at 09:26 PM, John from HARTSELLE wrote:

Them pills will make you do crazy things

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On 8/16/12 at 09:43 PM, CHARLES from wrote:

An accident is an accident, and running a red light is a traffic offense. People who run red lights and kill other people are murderers.

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On 8/16/12 at 10:10 PM, BILL from Somerville wrote:

300,000 is chump change , after her lawyers take a bite she will be lucky to keep 100.000

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On 8/16/12 at 10:29 PM, Tony from wrote:

Guess he wont be buying any new rugs for head anytime soon.

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On 8/16/12 at 11:39 PM, CALHOUN from wrote:

A bit extreme don't you think Charles? Are you trying to tell me you have never ran a red light in your life? Sorry, but forgive me if I am not naive enough to believe that you have not.

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On 8/17/12 at 02:34 PM, vaneesa from wrote:

Multiple witnesses disagreed on whether he ran the redlight

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On 8/18/12 at 09:36 AM, BILLY G from wrote:

Obviously neither one was paying very close attention at the intersection......

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