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Florida Uber passenger, Terry Lynn Kimball, dies from brain trauma caused by punches he received from driver- Cops say he instigated the fight after a disagreement over directions

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><h6 id&equals;"ra-headers"><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;080101&semi;"><strong>Florida man Terry Kimball died Saturday after his driver punched him in the head in a fight during an Uber ride&comma; last week<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;080101&semi;"><strong>Terry Lynn Kimball&comma; stepped out of the car at the parking lot of a convenience store&comma; and got into a physical altercation with the Uber driver&comma; Thursday evening<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;080101&semi;"><strong>After Uber driver Kavir O’Farril Diaz&comma; picked Kimball up he pulled into the parking lot of the Quick Pick  store in St&period; Petersburg&comma; Fla<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;080101&semi;"><strong>The fight was caused by a disagreement over directions<&sol;strong><&sol;span><br &sol;>&NewLine;<span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;080101&semi;"><strong>Kimball&comma; 56&comma; was rushed to the hospital unconscious with brain trauma after 38-year-old Diaz punched him&comma; just once<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;080101&semi;"><strong>Witness said Kimball appeared to be the aggressor<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;080101&semi;"><strong>His priors include multiple arrests for reckless driving&comma; battery&comma; threatening a public servant and disorderly conduct<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;080101&semi;"><strong>Diaz is claiming self-defense&comma; no charges have been brought against him<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"ra-body-wrap">&NewLine;<aside id&equals;"ra-left">&NewLine;<section class&equals;"ra-meta">&NewLine;<h6 id&equals;"ra-date-published"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-235161" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;08&sol;terry-lynn-kimball-1&period;png" alt&equals;"Terry Lynn Kimball 1&period;png" width&equals;"661" height&equals;"748" &sol;><strong>Terry Kimball died after an Uber driver punched him during a fight<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;section>&NewLine;<&sol;aside>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"ra-body-wrap">&NewLine;<article id&equals;"ra-body">An Uber passenger has died following a physical altercation with his driver over directions&comma; Florida police said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Terry Lynn Kimball&comma; 56&comma; was rushed to the hospital last week with brain trauma after Kavir O’Farril Diaz&comma; punched him&period; St&period; Petersburgh Police said in a statement Saturday that Kimball had died from his injuries&comma; according to a <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;wptv&period;com&sol;news&sol;state&sol;terry-lynn-kimball-florida-man-dies-after-punch-from-uber-driver">WPTV report<&sol;a>&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Authorities in St&period; Petersburg said the fight between the two men is being investigated&period; Diaz has not been charged with a crime&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;According to police&comma; shortly after Diaz picked Kimball up Thursday evening the 38-year-old Uber driver pulled into the parking lot of the Quick Pick convenience store in St&period; Petersburg&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Authorities said Kimball and Diaz had been arguing over the route Diaz was taking&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Diaz reportedly&comma; punched Kimball&comma; who was hospitalized with serious brain trauma and never regained consciousness&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Police spokeswoman Yolanda Fernandez <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;wfla&period;com&sol;2017&sol;08&sol;11&sol;uber-passenger-fights-for-life-after-getting-punched-by-driver&sol;">told WFLA<&sol;a> that the two men got out of the car and started fighting&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;Right after that there was one punch and the victim ended up unconscious&comma;&&num;8221&semi; she said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"ra-caption"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-235263" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;08&sol;terry-lynn-kimball-9&period;png" alt&equals;"Terry Lynn Kimball 9&period;png" width&equals;"783" height&equals;"272" &sol;>Kimball who has a history of physical aggression was said to be the instigator of the altercation<&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-235169" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;08&sol;kimball-and-uber-driver-kabir-ofarril-diaz-gotinto-a-fight-at-this-convinience-store&period;png" alt&equals;"Kimball and Uber driver Kabir O'Farril Diaz gotinto a fight at this convinience store" width&equals;"1196" height&equals;"533" &sol;>Terry Kimball got into a physical altercation with Uber driver Kabir O&&num;8217&semi;Farril Diaz in front of this convenience store&period; Kimball ultimately died from injuries picked up in the fight <&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p>Carlton Reid&comma; who witnessed the aftermath of the brawl&comma; said when he arrived in the parking lot a woman was trying to revive Kimball&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;He wasn&&num;8217&semi;t responsive&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he said&period; &&num;8220&semi;It was pretty tough&comma; really I was really scared&period; I didn&&num;8217&semi;t know what was going on with him and I was pretty worried&period;&&num;8221&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Police sources told <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;abcactionnews&period;com&sol;news&sol;region-south-pinellas&sol;st-petersburg&sol;uber-driver-accused-of-punching-passenger-causing-possibly-life-threatening-injuries">WFTS<&sol;a> that a witness said Kimball appeared to be the aggressor&period; He has been arrested several times for various reasons&comma; including reckless driving&comma; battery&comma; threatening a public servant and disorderly conduct&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;A friend of Kimball&&num;8217&semi;s told the outlet that Kimball was not a violent person and had a baby on the way&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;article>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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