Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Nick Adenhart Killed In Car Accident (Photos)

Posted on April 9, 2009

Angels’ pitcher Nick Adenhart was among three people killed in a car accident in Fullerton when Andrew Thomas Gallo ran a red light. The car accident happened only hours after Nick Adenhart, 22, had appeared in Wednesday’s game. Read more on Nick Adenhart’s death below.

Nick Adenhart was killed, along with two other people, in a car wreck Wednesday night.

The accident occurred around midnight at the intersection of Orangethorpe Avenue and Lemon Street in Fullerton, said Lt. Craig Brower of the Fullerton Police Department.

Eyewitnesses to the accident told police the driver of a red minivan ran a red light at the intersection, hitting a silver Mitsubishi carrying four passengers. Two people in the Mitsubishi were pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, authorities said. Two other people in the Mitsubishi were taken to a nearby hospital, where one was later pronounced dead, Brower said.

The driver of the minivan fled on foot, but police found him about a mile away and took him into custody on suspicion of hit-and-run, Brower said. Further charges are pending as the investigation continues, he said.

A passenger in the minivan was taken to Western Medical Center, authorities said. The condition of that person was unknown. A third vehicle also was involved, but there were no of injuries.

Our condolences to Nick Adenhart’s family and the others that lost their lives in this tragic accident.

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