Andrew Gallo Killed Nick Adenhart in Hit and Run DUI
Andrew Gallo, pictured above, killed Nick Adenhart (22), pictured below, who played for The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, in a hit-and-run DUI in Fullerton, California early this morning. Adenhart was killed about a little more than an hour after giving his last interview.
Police say Gallo ran a red light causing the Mitsubishi that Adenhart and three others were riding in to hit a light pole. Three of the four people in the Mitsubishi were killed in the crash, Nick, another man, and Courtney Stewart (20), while the fourth person, Jon Wilhite, remains in the hospital in critical condition. Gallo then fled the scene.
After police caught up with Gallo he was arrested for felony hit-and-run DUI. Police add that Gallo may be booked on murder charges, along with vehicular manslaughter, hit-and-run and felony DUI.
Stewart, blond pictured below, was a student, and cheerleader, at Cal State Fullerton was also a member of Alpha Chi Omega.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the family of Nick Adenhart released a joint statement on the tragic death of the 22-year-old starting pitcher:
Angels Baseball this morning announced the passing of right-hander Nick Adenhart, the victim of a fatal automobile accident in Fullerton, CA. Two other individuals were also killed in the incident.
Adenhart, 22, was a passenger in a silver Mitsubishi along with three others. Fullerton Police reported the Mitsubishi proceeded through an intersection, when a van ran a red light and broadsided the vehicle. A female driver and male passenger in the Mitsubishi were dead when police and fire department personnel arrived. Adenhart died as the result of his injuries at UCI Medical Center earlier this morning. No other members of the Angels organization were involved.
Adenhart pitched a masterful six innings in last night’s game against Oakland (6 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 5 SO), leaving with a 4-0 lead before a late-inning rally resulted in a 6-4 Angels defeat.
A sports writer last evening also wrote that Nick’s performance was "brilliant effort by a 22-year-old right-hander making his fourth Major League start."
Jon Wilhite, a former baseball star at Cal State Fullerton, pictured above, is the only survivor from the fatal car accident that killed three of his friends. Jon is currently in critical condition at the UC Irvine Medical Center.
This is a tragedy that was completely avoidable. I have to wonder if Gallo had a previous DUI record, a current driver’s license, or if he was even legal to be in the United States. There’s a lot wrong with this picture, especially the fact that Gallo didn’t even try to help the people he hit by calling 9-1-1. A lot of lives were lost today, and even more have been severely damaged by Gallo’s irresponsible, and selfish behavior.
Courtney Stewart, 20 years old, the other driver was legally drunk with a 0.16 blood alcohol content. That is twice the legal limit for adults, 16 times a minors limit(0.01) & she is a minor. That’s irony. If she was completely sober, she may have seen Andrew Gallo coming & avoided the major accident. Her perifial vision would of been severely imparied at her percentage of 0.16..I wonder if this fact the other driver being drunk has an effect on Andrew Gallo’s appeal.
David, actually, her BAC was .06. .16 was her postmortem blood level, and .06 was her periphial which is more accurate in cases such as this involving such trauma. Yes, she was underage… but I think anyone here can say that .06 BAC would really have no effect on one’s ability to operate a motor vehicle… after all, if she was just a few months older, her .06 BAC wouldn’t even be considered drunk by the law and we wouldn’t be having this conversation. So you’re kidding me if you honestly think that because she was a few months shy of being 21, she could have avoided the worthless a-hole who plowed through a red light going 65 mph in a 35 mph… Not to mention, Gallo was convicted in 2006 of a DUI and had to sign a consent form stating “I am aware that if I drive again while under the influence I may cause harm or death to others.” Yes, he signed that! He was totally aware of the dangers and did it anyway… did he plan to kill those 3 innocent people? No. But he made a terrible choice where he knew that it was totally possible. This was not an accident, and could have totally been avoided. I hope he gets the maximum penalty for his poor decisions. He does not deserve to be free. He had his second chance after his first DUI…And he blew it! THEIR IS A REASON WHY DRINKING AND DRIVING IS ILLEGAL! Hope he rots. My prayers go out to the families of the victims!
This could of happen to anyone so many people drink and drive these days..God says to forgive! this young man is not a murder cause he didnt plan this horrible tragedy he didnt wake up saying this is what i want to happen.. He has to live with this haunting him for the rest of his life… Only god can judge us!
SORRY, I MEANT TO SAY HEARTLESS NOT HEARLESS. I’M JUST A LITTLE PISSED ABOUT WHAT THE IDIOT SAID. MAY GOD FORGIVE HER.
WOW! YOU ARE A REAL IDIOT. I HOPE YOU NEVER HAVE TO GO TROUGH WHAT OUR FAMILIES ARE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW. MAY GOD FORGIVE YOU FOR YOUR HEARLESS STUPID COMMENTS. I REALLY HOPE YOU DON’T GO THROUGH LIFE AS THE IDIOT YOU ARE TODAY. FIND SOME HELP, U NEED IT.
This event is another sad story about a drunk, without any class, has taken the lives of 3 people. We read about this everyday and that is way too often. As for Claudia’s statements, 1st of all obviously you are in great need of an education in grammar and spelling. 2nd, yes, unfortunately this is about a high profile person of interest but that makes no difference… there are 3 deaths involving a drunk driver that had no place being in the driver’s seat. I don’t see how racism has anything to do with this story. I’m sure MADD doesn’t profile the drunk drivers that have taken their loved ones… a killer is a killer. Go back to school lady.
First of all, may all the deceased rest peacefully, and their families heal over time. In reference to Claudia’s comment, its been a very long time since I’ve heard or read anything that ignorant. I haven’t seen a racist comment in any of the blogs I’ve read on this subject, so I don’t know understand your preach there. Claudia, this Gallo kid didn’t get struck by lightning. THAT could happen to anyone. And people do make mistakes, I agree. But lets pinpoint where that line of defense abruptly ends: about the time he got in a vehicle. Bound by the regulations of his PROBATION for a PRIOR DUI, he was without a drivers license and drunk 3 times the legal limit. The charges deservedly should rise above both manslaughter and negligent homicide. And with his priors, Claudia, I can assure you Andrew Gallo has a better chance of getting pregnant than walking free another day of his life.
i, too am close to the wilhite family.i was at the angel game watching adenhart. what pride in knwoing the wondrous achievment of your child. having never been effective until now with the tragedy of a drunk driver, i WILL do something about this. those of you that knew he was driving with a suspended license are guilty. you, the passenger, you allowed him to drive. those who saw him drink, you allow him to drive. you are responsible for him also. you need to be hauled in for some punishment. own up to your responsibility to live in our world. the right to breathe our free air. racial? it isn’t racial, he was DRUNK. He has been drunk before. Maybe next time, he’ll hit you. no, not you, i want you to feel what i feel, let it be your child. now do you think it’s racial? take responsibility for you. or don’t breathe our air. about their money. isn’t it enough that i pay taxes to support your stupidity.
god knows you, as well as the drunk certainly didn’t utilize our education system to your benefit. take this time to thank god for the jon’s life and that he may heal. racial, i’m not white.
Gary, couldn’t agree more that she is a total idiot. Too bad that lives are lost because more serious punishment is not inflicted on those that drive drunk. I also heard somewhere that Gallo was an Illegal alien, but haven’t been able to verify it since CA doesn’t list status. If he was illegal, then people have lost their lives and it didn’t have to be that way if our politicians would enforce our laws. I hope this worthless POS spends the rest of his life behind bars and is never allowed to see freedom.
You know, there is going to be a lot of discussion about how this should be handled and I’m sure there will be a lot of jabber about right and wrong in this instance as well. I’m sure that the judicial system is going to be busy with proceedings and it’s even quite possible that someone will somehow tie it into a political debate. I just want you to know that as a relative of someone who was in that car the only thing I can say is that we need to move forward without pointing our fingers or starting a lynch mob. The best we can do is to keep in our prayers some positive thoughts for the surviving family members and for Jon Wilhite’s recovery and that somehow the families may find peace somewhere in this tragedy.
Claudia, what the h*ll, are you just stupid?
My daddy taught me that you can fix anything, but you can’t fix stupid. YES, he should go to jail for the rest of his life and the family shouldn’t have to invest any of their money to keep this from happening again. Racial profiling ?? what are you talking about here? So it is a racial issue that some dumba$$ killed somebody else?? Waite, I am so sorry I called you stupid, I meant IDIOT!!
May Gallo burn in hell…
As long as the penalty for drinking and driving and vehicular manslaughter equates to slap on the hand for a murder, it will continue. More people a year die in drunk driving accidents then are killed by gun violence.
Somehow it is seen that as long as you had alcohol in your system, to kill someone while driving is not equivalent to killing someone while sober.
And the people who argue most against stronger penalties??? People who think it is OK to drink and drive.
Self policing at its finest? I think not.
Why is everyone so concerned with a hit&run? This game has been played for the past ten years on computer screens across the country. Our children have laerned it well and are just taking to game to the next level. I’m sure that they’ll score extra points for each death and injury.
And don’t worry, there’s plenty more where they came from. Drive careful.
High profile case because of the people that were killed, with any other Joe it wouldn’t be so tragic. These news has been exposed in the media to only stir up more racial profiling instead of actually dealing with the real problem. Maybe this tragidy needed to happen and I hope the family of the deceased will use their money to help change the drinking and driving laws instead of making sure only one young man goes to jail for the rest of his life. This could of happened to anyone and because anyone could of done it as well that is where we should focus our shame and disgust.
We are fortunate to have every day that God gives us–We are unfortunate to live in a world full of Andrew Gallos–People like him should be thrown in the ocean and laid to rest for making choices that lead to taking the lives of three innocent people,
Gallo has had previous DUIs and was driving with a suspended license. There was another person in the van as well but I haven’t read anything that said whether or not his blood alcohol level was above the legal limit.
I’ve been an Angels fan for as long as I can remember and it saddens me to see such young talent get taken away from us due to some person’s stupid decisions. His pitching Wednesday night was fantastic. May you rest in peace Nick.