Nick Adenhart

Meet The World's Most Unapologetic DUI Driver: Angel Herrera Leal of Los Angeles

On Dec. 27, 2008--three months after graduating from his second DUI offender program, Angel Herrera Leal of Los Angeles decided to party by himself.Leal, who was convicted of DUI in 2005 and 2007, watched television at home and began drinking shots of tequila supplemented with lime sucking.He kept d ... More >>

Andrew Thomas Gallo, Drunk Driver Convicted of Killing Angels Phenom Nick Adenhart and 2 Others, Gets No State Supreme Court Relief

It's another swing and a miss for Andrew Thomas Gallo as the California Supreme Court denied the San Gabriel man's pitch for a review of his conviction on triple-homicide, drunken-driving and hit-and-run charges for the 2009 Fullerton crash that took the life of rising Anaheim Angels star Nick Adenh ... More >>

Andrew Thomas Gallo Conviction Upheld in DUI Deaths of Angel Nick Adenhart, 2 Others

The 4th District Court of Appeal in Santa Ana has upheld the conviction and sentence of Andrew Thomas Gallo, the San Gabriel drunken driver who was sent to prison for 51 years to life for causing the crash that took the lives of Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others.A panel of three jus ... More >>

[UPDATED with Adenhart Crash Victim's Two Cents:] Fullerton Poised to End Sobriety Checkpoints as Labor Day Ops Continue

See the update at the end of this post about the Mother's Against Drunk Driving push back and a victim of the Fullerton crash that killed Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart addressing the council. ORIGINAL POST, AUG. 27, 3:29 P.M.: From 12:01 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17 through midnight Friday, Aug. 24, ... More >>

[UPDATED:] Andrew Thomas Gallo Gets 51 Years to Life for Murder of Angels Pitcher Nick Adenhart and 2 Others

Gallo​Update, December 22,12:12 p.m.: From the Associated Press:Before sentencing. [Courtney] Stewart's sobbing father, Chris Stewart, told the judge each day that goes by "is one more day I'm without my daughter."[Andrew Thomas] Gallo was frequently moved to tears by the statements from family ... More >>

Bikini Bar That Served Killer of Angels Pitcher Nick Adenhart and 2 Others Ordered to Close

​We previously blogged about the Well Bikini Bar and Grill avoiding having its state liquor license pulled by Alcohol and Beverage Control (ABC) over the multiple shots and beers served to the drunken driver who went on to kill Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others.However, we didn't mention ... More >>

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[UPDATED:] State Probe Launched of Covina Bar Where Andrew Gallo Drank Before Killing Angels Pitcher Nick Adenhart and 2 Others

​UPDATE: A Covina bar will not lose its state liquor license for serving drinks to the convicted killer of three, including Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart (see end of post) . . . State investigators are taking a closer look into convicted killer Andrew Gallo's drinking binge that led to last year's ... More >>

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Murder Conviction for Andrew Thomas Gallo in Angels' Pitcher Nick Adenhart Death

Andrew Thomas Gallo​Minutes ago, a Santa Ana jury found Andrew Thomas Gallo guilty of three counts second-degree murder resulting from a drunk-driving crash that killed Angels' pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others.The Orange County Register reports that the jury found Gallo responsible in the Apri ... More >>

Angel Herrera Leal Convicted of Murder in Wrong Way Disney Way DUI Crash

​We told you last week about Angel Herrera Leal facing a murder charge in Fullerton's North Justice Center a December 2008 crash on the 5 freeway near Disney Way in Anaheim that occurred after the Los Angeles 30-year-old drove several miles the wrong way. Leal was found guilty by a jury today of ... More >>

Andrew Thomas Gallo, Accused of Killing Angels Pitcher Nick Adenhart and 2 Others, is Not Only Alleged Drunken Driver Up on Murder Today

Andrew Thomas Gallo​Separate murder trials for two alleged drunken drivers begin this morning in Orange County.One you've heard a lot about, the other not so much.Guess that's to be expected when a rookie phenom Angels pitcher is a murder victim in the more talked-about case.

Sunday News Notes: New use for Mike Carona's head

​Sunday's local news highlights include:Wearing out the delete buttonRon Campbell, a Register investigative reporter who specializes in computer-assisted reporting, launched the first part of his four-part Sunday series on immigration and the California economy. Grab your magnifying glasses, becau ... More >>

1800 Tequila, Arrogant Bastard Ale Becomes Part of Proceedings Against Drunk Driver who Killed Angels Pitcher Nick Adenhart

​I've never drunk 1800 Tequila, can't stand those smarmy ads with Michael Imperioli, and really have no intention of ever bothering with it, given I'm a Corralejo man. And Arrogant Bastard Ale? Don't drink beer, so no clue about it.But I feel sorry for the companies today, because a news story by ... More >>

Andrew Thomas Gallo, Accused of Murdering Angels Pitcher Nick Adenhart and 2 Others, Can Get a Fair Trial in Orange County: Judge

​We told you last month that the attorney for Andrew Thomas Gallo, the 23-year-old San Gabriel resident facing murder charges in the crash that killed Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others last year, filed a motion to move the trial out of Orange County."I'm confident a fair jury can be se ... More >>

Five Places for All-Star Players to Avoid to Stay Out of Trouble

Christopher Victorio / OC Weekly​Major League Baseball's All-Star Game isn't known for enlisting sluggers with squeaky clean criminal records. Exhibit A: this mugshot gallery.And Orange County, where today's All-Star Game will be held, has time and again lured athletes into trouble--legal, medical ... More >>

Andrew Thomas Gallo Can't Get Fair Trial in Angels Country, Claims His Lawyer

Faces of Andrew Thomas Gallo​The attorney for Andrew Thomas Gallo, the 23-year-old San Gabriel resident facing second-degree murder and other charges in the crash that killed Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others, has filed a motion to move the trial out of Orange County.

[Year In Review] OC Weekly's News Blog, Navel Gazing, Gazes Back at 2009

Looking Back: 2009 Orange County Deaths

​Turn on the weepy, string ensemble music: It's time for us to look back on the year that (almost) was and remember some of the figures from Orange County who have left us. There was unexpected tragedy, there were some suspicious circumstances, there were rich legacies... there's even the possibil ... More >>

2009 Postseason Throwdown: Top 11 Moments From Angels AL West Victory Celebration

Nothing more can be said about the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's dominating 11-0 shutout of the Texas Rangers last night to win the American League West crown. The offense, defense and especially Ervin Santana's pitching were of a caliber one would expect from a World Series-bound team. So, l ... More >>

If Drunk Drivers Who Kill Face Murder Charges, Why Not Charge City Councilman With Attempted Murder?

Watch CBS Videos Online Sunday night, 60 Minutes replayed "DWI: Was It Murder?" Reporter Bob Simon interviewed a prosecutor who pursues murder charges against drunken drivers whose traffic collisions result in deaths of people in the other vehicles. Nassau County, New York, district attorney Kathlee ... More >>

Wilhite and MADD Get Support From Angels and "Ball Hawk"

<br/><a href="http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&brand=foxsports&vid=fde644e7-f0f1-4dba-b689-30e71b3a9463" target="_new" title="Happy to be alive">Video: Happy to be alive</a&amp ... More >>

Game, Fans Gives Back to Former Titan Catcher Jon Wilhite [UPDATED]

UPDATE: ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER VIDEO FROM THE GAME. Jon WilhiteThe Orange County Flyers are going to try to win one for Jon Wilhite on Monday night. The independent Golden Baseball League team is hosting a night for former Cal State Fullerton Titans catcher who suffered what doctors described as ... More >>

Nick Adenhart Memorial Fund Presents First $5,000 Check

The Nick Adenhart Memorial Fund, a charitable fund set up in the name of the Angels pitcher who was killed along with two other in an April 9 auto accident in Fullerton, has presented its first $5,000 check benefiting Little League baseball in Adenhart's home state of Maryland. Jim Adenhart, N ... More >>

Autopsy Report: Angels Pitcher Adenhart's Driver Was DUI

UPDATED: Autopsy Report: Adenhart Driver Also DUI

Shortly after midnight on April 9, Andrew Gallo drove his van through a red light at Lemon Street and Orangethorpe Avenue in Fullerton and smashed into a car passing through the intersection. Gallo escaped the collision unharmed, got out of his van and ran from the scene. Not so lucky was the other ... More >>

As Stephen Smith Leaves Town, Irvine's "Tattler" Calls on Others to Step Up

Stephen C. Smith calls on others to keep tabs on Irvine City Hall.CORRECTED!Lost in Santa Ana a few months ago, half paying attention to the street signs and half to Larry Mantle's KPCC interview show blaring out of the car speakers, I heard the host steer his Orange County "roundtable" guests--Oran ... More >>

It's a Quick Read 36: HOT! Weekend and Monday Edition

Orange County Register: The current heatwave broke 51-year-old records in Orange County. . . . The CHP needs your help nabbing whoever took a potshot at an officer responding to a freeway overpass suicide attempt last week. . . . Two of the 10 worst charities in America are based in Orange County. . ... More >>

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Orange County Register: Cypress father and Long Beach Memorial hospital pharmacy manager Hugo Bustamante, 46, was one of the two victims slain by a fellow pharmacy worker Mario Ramirez, 50, who then took his own life. . . . Harold Edward Trees, a 36-year-old Orange man who is believed to be a member ... More >>

Barbara Coe And Friends Use Adenhart Tragedy to Troll for New Members to CCIR

Was CCIR head once a Chinese singer?As Clockwork Coker inadvertently showed in his post on the death of Anaheim Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and his friends caused by some dipshit drunk driver, the Know Nothing nation will seize any opportunity to bash Mexicans and exploit any tragedy if it means fu ... More >>

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Orange County Register: Eighth sign of the Apocalypse: Ambulances spontaneously combusting in Fountain Valley. . . . It won't be galloping from four white horses South County residents hear Wednesday and Thursday, but F-18s bombing Camp Pendleton. Don't worry, the Marine base planned it. . . .  ... More >>

Help Titan Jon Wilhite, Honor Titan Courtney Stewart

It's been highly publicized that Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart, 22, was killed in a collision just after midnight Friday. Some reporters have even added that Courtney Frances Stewart, the 20-year-old Diamond Bar resident who was driving the Mitsubishi Eclipse Adenhart rode in, and another pass ... More >>

It's a Quick Read 31: Weekend and Monday Edition

Orange County Register: Andrew Thomas Gallo, 22, San Gabriel, is scheduled to be arraigned today on murder charges stemming from the Fullerton car crash that claimed the lives of Nick Adenhart, also 22 and an Angels rookie; Courtney Frances Stewart, 20, Diamond Bar; and Henry Niguel Pears ... More >>

Angels Pitcher Nick Adenhart Killed in Fullerton Crash

*Moved up by Gustavo, because dumb-ass trolls have hijacked a tragedy to go on and rail about Mexicans. Give 'em hell, gentle readers...Nick Adenhart, the Angels starter who pitched six scoreless innings in last night's 6-4 loss to the A's, was one of three people killed in a collision involvin ... More >>

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Orange County Register: Fans gathered around a makeshift memorial outside Angel Stadium to honor pitcher Nick Adenhart, who died in a car accident. . . . A woman driving a car with a baby aboard was shot and killed in Santa Ana after leading police on a high-speed chase that began in Buena Park ... More >>