Wesley whiddon trial

Bruce Hamilton and Jennifer Waugh with the latest news and information to start your day, Richard Nunn with the forecast and Lena Pringle with traffic. The family of Wesley Whiddon Jr. Authorities said Whiddon, a Fleming Island High School student and football player, was fishing with two friends when the accident happened.

They all tried to run when the train came, but Whiddon couldn't get out of the way in time. Video of the accident was played in court as evidence.

Thursday morning, the train's conductor, Davis Jones, took the witness stand. And once it stopped, I got off the train and I ran to the back to see if I could help the boys, and the boys were really shook up back there.

His legacy will continue to live throughout the Wes Whiddon Scholarship Fund. The scholarship is available to any graduating Clay County student-athlete that played sports at the junior high or high school level while attending a Clay County school. All applicants must meet the following criteria. Student must be graduating in the class from a public Clay County HS. Student must have participated in athletics at least one season at a Clay County junior high or high school.

If student-athlete has already been accepted to a college, also submit acceptance letter. Applicants can download the scholarship application below and submit it along with their essay to:. You want others to notice the talent you have created but, well, there is nothing else that could satisfy that desire. Video of the accident was played in court as evidence. Last Thursday morning, the train's conductor, Davis Jones, took the witness stand.

And once it stopped, I got off the train and I ran to the back to see if I could help the boys, and the boys were really shook up back there.

And I tried to calm them down, quiet them down, but I was shook up as hell. And I went up to check his pulse and I realized he had died. The death of the well-liked Fleming Island High linebacker sent shockwaves throughout Clay County when it happened four years ago. His family, especially his mother, is still devastated by the accident. In court, she told the jury about when she found out what happened to her firstborn son.