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My prayers go to LA Angels team & fans

From CNN:

Angels pitcher Adenhart, 22, killed in car crash

FULLERTON, California (AP) - Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart died Thursday in a hit-and-run car crash after a game, a hospital official said.
 
Adenhart died after undergoing surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center spokesman John Murray said.

Adenhart was one of three people killed in the crash early Thursday after pitching in a loss against the Oakland Athletics.

The driver of a minivan ran a red light in Fullerton and hit two cars, including one carrying Adenhart.

Police Lt. Craig Brower said the minivan driver fled the crash scene and was captured a short time later. The driver was arrested and booked for investigation of felony hit-and-run.

A fourth passenger was at the same hospital in critical condition.

Adenhart was the Angels' No. 3 starter, making his season debut Wednesday night. The right-hander earned a spot in the starting rotation on an injury-plagued Angels staff by impressing manager Mike Scioscia late in spring training.

He was born in Silver Springs, Md.

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What a horrible shame for someone so young to die.  I'm glad he got to pitch in the bigs before he died.

Prayers to the Angels fans.

 

Re: My prayers go to LA Angels team & fans

  • Reckless drivers who kill innocent people make me angrier than anything else. Super Angry

    RIP

  • Wow.  That's so sad.  What a shame.  T&P to his family, friends and fans.
  • How sad.
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  • Wow how awful!  Glad he got to pitch a big league game and live his dream.  So sad!
  • That is unbelievable.  What a tragedy...
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  • That is so sad, glad he got to pitch in the bigs though.
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  • That's just horrible. This story is all over the local news because he was from Silver Spring, MD.
  • That's such a sad and tragic story.
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  • There is a live news conference on TV right now here in So. Cal.

    His agent just broke down sobbing. He talked about how excited Nick was  after pitching and winning last nights game.
    UHG.
    My heart just aches.
  • Thank you.  I'm a long time die hard Angels fan.  I watched Nick few times last year when he pitched at this level and of course watched the game last night.  He was outstanding.

     Such a tragedy.  Hope the guy who killed him rots in hell.

  • imagejj_sbride:
    There is a live news conference on TV right now here in So. Cal.

    His agent just broke down sobbing. He talked about how excited Nick was  after pitching and winning last nights game.
    UHG.
    My heart just aches.

    this is heart breaking.

  • (Nick didn't win last night's game - he pitched 6 scoreless innings but got a no decision as the A's beat the Angels 6-4)

    An A's fan offering condolences to Nick's family, friends, and fans. Such a tragic accident. I can't believe that just last night I was watching him pitch and now he is gone. 

  • Reckless drivers who kill innocent people make me angrier than anything else. Super Angry

    RIP

     

    Ditto.

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  • It's so so sad.  I heard that the driver of the car who hit him is suspected of drunk driving.  Did I hear right?

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  • imageRevJen:
    It's so so sad.  I heard that the driver of the car who hit him is suspected of drunk driving.  Did I hear right?

    Yep. Such a sad story, but it really, really pisses me off that the guy was drunk on top of stupid.

    "Preliminary results indicated Gallo's blood-alcohol level was "substantially over the legal limit" of .08 percent, police Lt. Kevin Hamilton said."

  • imageCrash*Into*Me:
    It's so sad. The Cardinals have gone through deaths twice in the past five years. It's really amazing to see how the fans rally around the team.

    I was at the last game Hancock pitched the day he died... it really breaks your heart. ?

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    imageRevJen:
    It's so so sad.  I heard that the driver of the car who hit him is suspected of drunk driving.  Did I hear right?

    Yep. Such a sad story, but it really, really pisses me off that the guy was drunk on top of stupid.

    "Preliminary results indicated Gallo's blood-alcohol level was "substantially over the legal limit" of .08 percent, police Lt. Kevin Hamilton said."

    I think they are also saying Gallo's drivers license was suspended.  It brought tears to my eyes watching his agent break down during the press conference.

  • I know this sounds insensitive, but just knowing what I do about Scott Boras, and watching how he acted at the press conference, I felt like he was putting on an act. I hope I'm wrong and he was sincerely broken up about it - but his body language was just off from how I felt it should have been if he truly was that emotional.
  • This is so horrible.  It is a very sad story. 

    I also heard that the game that he pitched just before he passed was in front of his father -  who rarely (or never) gets to see him play.  Please correct me if I am wrong.  Just another detail that I heard on the radio today, but I was not certain if it was accurate.

    I definitely send my thoughts and prayers to his family, friends, teammates, and fans.

  • Yeah, he had specifically asked his dad to come to that game.

    Here is a good article about how they honored him last night and how they plan on having an empty locker for him wherever they travel this season. It definitely brought tears to my eyes. The first slide of Hunter on the Angels Website is heartbreaking.

  • This whole thing makes me sick.

    The driver allegedly had a BAC 3x the legal limit and a suspended license and prior DUI offense.Word is he is being charged with murder.

    The girl who was driving the car, Courtney Stewart, was a member of my college sorority. She died at the scene. This is the second member those girls have lost to drunk driving in the past two years.

    It's been great to see the community rally around this team and this fantastic player, as well as the two other young people who were killed in this senseless accident.

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