Man Charged in Post-Gamecock Football Game Death Goes to Trial

A 27-year-old man who is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of another man after the 2010 University of South Carolina-Alabama game is heading to trail Monday or Tuesday, according to reports. 

Curtis Simms will go on trial in Richland County criminal court for the death of Allen Gasque, according to a report in The State. Richland County deputies say Gasque was run over by a friend's truck after being knocked down in a fight with Simms. 

Gasque and Simms were both standing in the beds of two separate trucks in heavy traffic near the stadium before they got out and started fighting, according to The State. Simms hit Gasque in the face and knocked him in the roadway, according to a warrant obtained by The State.

“As a result of being on the ground, the victim was inadvertently run over by the very same vehicle he had been a passenger in,” the warrant said. 

The prosecution wil present witnesses to explain how the fight started, according to the report. 

Simms could get up to five years in prison if found guilty.