Andrew Gallo, the drunk driver in the crash that killed former Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart last year, has been sentenced to 51 years to life, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s office.
Gallo, 23, was convicted in September of three counts of murder, one count of fleeing the scene of a crash, and one count of driving under the influence; and another felony count of driving with a blood alcohol content above 0.08. He will serve his sentence in state prison, the Orange County District Attorney’s office said.
The San Gabriel, Calif., native received the maximum sentence for running a red light and crashing into a car that contained Nick Adenhart and three of his friends, in April of last year. Adenhart and two friends—Courtney Stewart, 20, and Henry Pearson, 25, died. Jon Wilhite, 24, was injured but is now in stable condition.
Gallo’s defense argued at the trial that Gallo was not properly educated on the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol, but the prosecution pointed to Gallo’s previous DUI conviction in 2006 as a reason to harshly sentence the defendant. Gallo was also on probation for the DUI citation at the time of the car crash.
According to MLB.com, Nick Adenhart was 22 when he was killed, just hours after pitching six shutout innings in his season debut for the Los Angeles Angels the previous night.
Adenhart’s family, in a statement submitted to the court, said that they will forever live with “this hole in our family, our heart, our belief, and our lives,” according to the Orange County District Attorney’s office.
“No amount of words will ever fill that hole or in any way replace the loss of our dear Nick. Nick was beautiful,” they said.
Gallo, 23, was convicted in September of three counts of murder, one count of fleeing the scene of a crash, and one count of driving under the influence; and another felony count of driving with a blood alcohol content above 0.08. He will serve his sentence in state prison, the Orange County District Attorney’s office said.
The San Gabriel, Calif., native received the maximum sentence for running a red light and crashing into a car that contained Nick Adenhart and three of his friends, in April of last year. Adenhart and two friends—Courtney Stewart, 20, and Henry Pearson, 25, died. Jon Wilhite, 24, was injured but is now in stable condition.
Gallo’s defense argued at the trial that Gallo was not properly educated on the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol, but the prosecution pointed to Gallo’s previous DUI conviction in 2006 as a reason to harshly sentence the defendant. Gallo was also on probation for the DUI citation at the time of the car crash.
According to MLB.com, Nick Adenhart was 22 when he was killed, just hours after pitching six shutout innings in his season debut for the Los Angeles Angels the previous night.
Adenhart’s family, in a statement submitted to the court, said that they will forever live with “this hole in our family, our heart, our belief, and our lives,” according to the Orange County District Attorney’s office.
“No amount of words will ever fill that hole or in any way replace the loss of our dear Nick. Nick was beautiful,” they said.
