Man in DUI Crash That Killed Rookie Pitcher Sentenced to 51 years
In Santa Ana California, a rookie pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels was killed along with two others in a drunken driving crash caused by construction worker who decided to drink before getting behind the wheel.
Twenty four year old Andrew Gallow, the drunk driver, said “I know whatever I say will not change anything or the way you think or feel about me” before the grieving relatives of those who died in the crash. While Gallow spoke, he was not allowed to look at the courtroom audience; therefore he was facing the judge while speaking.
After his statement, the judge sentenced him 51 years to life in prison. In September, he was convicted of three counts of second degree murder and single counts of drunken driving, driving under the influence of alcohol and causing great bodily injury and hit and run driving. Gallow received fifteen years to life for each of the murder counts as well as an additional six years for the other crimes committed.
Prosecutors explained that on April 9, 2009, Gallow blew through a red light at 65 mph and t-boned the car that the Angels pitcher, Nick Adenhart and his friends were in. Gallow was already on parole for a felony DUI conviction when this DUI crash occurred and that his blood-alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit. Courtney Stewart, 20, and Henry Pearson, 25, were also killed and Jon Wilhite, the fourth passenger, survived the impact even though his spine had separated from his skull.
Man Who Killed Angels Pitcher Gets 51 Years, CBS 8 San Diego, December 23, 2010
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