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SANTA ANA -- The trial of the man accused of drunk driving and causing a crash that killed three people, including Angels pitcher Nick Adenart, will be delayed by at least six months.
A Santa Ana judge made his ruling Friday, just hours before the Angels playoff game with Boston.
The judge agreed to give Andrew Gallo's public defender six months to prepare his client's defense on three charges of murder. The trial is now scheduled for April 19th.
Gallo is charged with three counts of second-degree murder for the April 9th crash that killed Adenhart and two others. Authorities say Gallo's blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit when he ran a red light in Fullerton and the van he was driving hit the Mitsubishi Eclipse driven by Courtney Stewart, 20, of Diamond Bar.
Stewart was killed, along with Adenhart and Henry Pearson, a 25-year-old law student from Manhattan Beach. Jon Wilhite, 24, also of Manhattan Beach, was critically injured but survived, even though his skull had to be reattached to his spine.
Adenhart, 22, had pitched six scoreless innings just hours before the accident. A picture of Adenhart was added to the outfield wall at Angel Stadium after his death, and a black patch with Adenhart's name and number 34 was added to the uniform of each Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim player.
Gallo had a prior drunken driving conviction from 2006 and was driving with a suspended license.
He faces 54 years to life in prison if convicted on all counts.
A Santa Ana judge made his ruling Friday, just hours before the Angels playoff game with Boston.
The judge agreed to give Andrew Gallo's public defender six months to prepare his client's defense on three charges of murder. The trial is now scheduled for April 19th.
Gallo is charged with three counts of second-degree murder for the April 9th crash that killed Adenhart and two others. Authorities say Gallo's blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit when he ran a red light in Fullerton and the van he was driving hit the Mitsubishi Eclipse driven by Courtney Stewart, 20, of Diamond Bar.
Stewart was killed, along with Adenhart and Henry Pearson, a 25-year-old law student from Manhattan Beach. Jon Wilhite, 24, also of Manhattan Beach, was critically injured but survived, even though his skull had to be reattached to his spine.
Adenhart, 22, had pitched six scoreless innings just hours before the accident. A picture of Adenhart was added to the outfield wall at Angel Stadium after his death, and a black patch with Adenhart's name and number 34 was added to the uniform of each Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim player.
Gallo had a prior drunken driving conviction from 2006 and was driving with a suspended license.
He faces 54 years to life in prison if convicted on all counts.
