Andrew Gallo

Family and friends of those who died with former Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart in a 2009 accident caused by a drunk driver were scheduled to meet Saturday to dedicate a commemorative wall that will honor the victims. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim NewsRead Full Story

Andrew Gallo , A jury sentenced a construction worker with murder on Monday for a drunk driving accident that killed promising rookie Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two of his friends. It was the second DUI conviction of Andrew Gallo , 23, who was white bead rosary and occasionally glanced at the jurors as they receive the verdict. As he was taken away in handcuffs, Gallo looked over his shoulder sobbing relatives of the victims gathered in the courtroom of Orange County...Read Full Story

While rookie Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart was pitching six scoreless innings in the game of his career, Andrew Gallo spent hours bar-hopping and pounding down shots and beers with his stepbrother. Gallo claimed he was too drunk to know what he was doing when he finally got behind the wheel of his parents' minivan. But he should have known better. Gallo, 23, had a prior drunken driving conviction when he killed Adenhart and two of his friends in a high-speed crash in Orange County...Read Full Story

Last April, Nick Adenhart had his second start as a major league baseball player, and was killed shortly after in a car accident by drunk driver, Andrew Gallo, who was found guilty of second-degree murder last week. Adenhart had three starts as a pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels in 2008, but spent the rest of the season in the minors.  In 2009, he made it into the major league team's rotation.  Three of Adenhart's good friends came his first game of the season to cheer for their friend as...Read Full Story

Andrew Gallo , the construction worker who killed Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart and two of his friends in a drunk driving crash on April 9, 2009, has been convicted of murder. This was the second DUI conviction for Gallo, 23, who held onto some rosary beads and glanced up at the jurors as they read their verdicts. “What this case has shown is that the accelerator, the gas pedal on an automobile in the wrong hands is as dangerous as the trigger on a gun,” said Nigel...Read Full Story

The beauty of the American court system is that you are innocent until proven guilty and have the right to fair trial. But in the case of Andrew Gallo, the trial was short and there was little doubt as to whether or not he would be found guilty in the tragic drunk driving accident that killed former Anaheim Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart. On Monday, the 23-year-old Gallo sat in a Santa Ana court room where a jury convicted him on three counts of second-degree murder and single counts of drunken...Read Full Story

Andrew Gallo , the construction worker who killed Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart and two of his friends in a drunk driving crash on April 9, 2009, has been convicted of murder. This was the second DUI conviction for Gallo, 23, who held onto some rosary beads and glanced up at the jurors as they read their verdicts. “What this case has shown is that the accelerator, the gas pedal on an automobile in the wrong hands is as dangerous as the trigger on a gun,” said Nigel...Read Full Story

Rookie Los Angeles Angels player Nick Adenhart died just hours after pitching the best game of his brief major league career, hurling six scoreless innings before his proud father and a cheering hometown crowd. Adenhart was one of three people killed when the car he was riding in collided with a minivan. Police said the driver, Andrew Gallo , had a blood-alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit and was going 65 mph on a residential street when he ran a red light, causing the April 9...Read Full Story

A jury has found a man guilty of murder in the deaths of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others in a drunken-driving crash. The Orange County jury returned the verdict Monday against 23-year-old Andrew Gallo after deliberating since Thursday. The jury also found Gallo guilty on other charges, including hit-and-run and driving under the influence of alcohol and causing great bodily injury. The 22-year-old Adenhart, 20-year-old Courtney Stewart and 25-year-old Henry Pearson...Read Full Story

Larry Welborn of the ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER reports that secret Orange County (CA) Grand Jury testimony that led to Andrew Thomas Gallo being charged with three counts of second-degree murder and several other serious felonies for his role in the April 8, 2009, death of Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two young adult passengers has been released. The testimony comes from Gallo’s stepbrother Raymond Rivera , who claimed to the Grand Jury that he was the one responsible for Gallo driving...Read Full Story