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January 24, 2011
NE WS The Accident
Custody
April 10, 2010
April 10, 2010
At 12:23 a.m., Andrew Gallo runs a red light on Orangethorpe Ave, crashing into a Mitsubishi. Gallo flees the scene of the accident on foot.
At 12:53 a.m., Gallo is arrested by the Anaheim Police Department two miles away from the accident on the shoulder of the 91 Freeway. At 2:53 a.m., Gallo’s blood alchohol content is .19 percent.
Life in prison for Andrew Gallo Court finds Andrew Thomas Gallo guilty of 3 counts of murder for April 2010 DUI accident. The Victims
The Trial
Deaths Nicholas Adenhart, 22-year-old pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Courtney Stewart, 20-year-old former Titan cheerleader Henry Pearson, 25-year-old law student working to become a sports agent
Critically Injured
Defense Attorney Jacqueline Goodman
Jon Wilhite, 24-year-old former Titan baseball player
Victim Impact Statements “The brutal death of my beautiful daughter Courtney Stewart has forever changed my life. I have lost everything. I have sought no help because I know there is nothing anyone can ever tell me or do for me to bring her back.” -Christopher Stewart
The Case
“From the moment I got the most devastating phone call of my life, my life changed forever. I will never be the same. Courtney was not only my only child, she was my best friend. She was a compassionate person. She was always for the underdog. She lit up a room every time she walked in. She loved everybody and had no hate in her heart.” -Carrie Stewart-Dixon
The Defense Argued that Gallo did not have specialized knowledge of the dangers of driving under the influence.
The Prosecution Showed that Gallo had already been involved in an alcohol-related vehicle crash in 2005 and was convicted of a DUI for it in 2006. As a result of the conviction, he signed in his guilty-plea-waiver of rights form, an acknowledgement that he could be prosecuted for murder if he killed someone while driving under the influence. Information Gathered By KEITH COUSINS / Daily Titan
SOURCE: ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
“Jon had to learn to walk, talk, swallow and eat. All the things we take for granted, Jon had to learn. His life before the crash was very active. He will never be able to turn his head to look up at the moon or to play baseball, which he loves so much. But he takes it in stride. Jon is the strongest person I know. He’s our hero and didn’t deserve what happened to him.” -Elizabeth Wilhite
The Verdict
Prosecuting Attorney
Senior Deputy District Attorney Susan Price of the Orange County District Attorney’s Office Homicide Unit.
Judge
Judge Richard F. Toohey
Accused
Andrew Thomas Gallo, 23 years old, sentenced to 51 years to life in state prison for the murder of three people
Investigators
Fullerton Police Department
Sentencing
September 27, 2010
December 22, 2010
Gallo is found guilty of three felony counts of murder, one felony count of fleeing the scene of a traffic collision, one felony count DUI causing injury, one felony count of driving with a .08 percent BAC causing injury.
Judge Richard F. Toohey sentences Andrew Gallo to 51 years to life in state prison.
The Aftermath
Courtesy of MCT Fullerton police investigators gather evidence around Courtney Stewart’s Mitsubishi.
Courtesy of MCT A makeshift memorial for the victims at the corner of Orangethrope and Lemon. Contact Us at dtnewsdesk@gmail.com