A sad day for Baseball, as Angels rookie right-hander Nick Adenhart died early Thursday morning after a hit-and-run car accident in Fullerton, California. Just hours after what many have said was his biggest outing in a Baseball uniform [Throwing 6-shut out innings against The Oakland A's]. Nick and 3 others were heading to a dance club, when their car was struck at an intersection by a speeding minivan that had ran a red light. Three of the 4 passengers were killed, including Nick. One of the victims is hospitalized and is said to be in serious but stable condition.
The driver of the minivan fled the scene on foot and was captured about 30 minutes later. Police identified him as Andrew Thomas Gallo, 22, of Riverside, and said he had a suspended license because of a previous drunken driving conviction. Other Preliminary results indicated Gallo's blood-alcohol level was "substantially over the legal limit" of .08 percent, police Lt. Kevin Hamilton said. Gallo now faces the following charges: 3 counts of Murder, DUI, Hit & Run, and 3 counts of Manslaughter. If convicted, Gallo could serve 50-years to Life in prison.
In honor of Adenhart's death, Thursday's game against Oakland was cancelled. However, the Angels resumed play on Friday night against the Boston Red-Sox. The team held for a moment of silence in Adenhart's memory and payed tribute with a Picture of Nick in Center-field and the #34 [Adenhart's number] engraved behind the pitchers mound. The team also wore the #34 on their jersey's. The Angels went on to win the game 6-3 and dedicated the victory to Adenhart.
My prayers go out to the Families and Friends of Adenhart along with the rest of those who were lost in this horrible tragedy.
August 24, 1986 - April 9, 2009
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