In brief: Adenhart defendant’s interview seen
A man charged with murder in a drunken-driving crash appeared shocked in a videotaped interview when police told him about the collision that killed Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others.
“I did a horrible thing,” defendant Andrew Gallo said as he sobbed in the recording played Monday during the trial in Orange County.
Gallo, 23, also rubbed his eyes as the jury watched the interview done soon after the April 9, 2009, collision.
Adenhart, 22, died just hours after pitching six scoreless innings at Angel Stadium in Anaheim.
Gallo was seen sitting in a corner of a small room, rubbing his shoulder and sipping from a cup of water between questions.
Gallo pleaded not guilty after he was indicted on three counts of second-degree murder, a felony count of fleeing the scene of a traffic collision involving death or permanent injury, and two other felonies involving driving under the influence.
He could face a maximum sentence of 54 years and eight months to life in state prison if convicted of all counts.
Prosecutors said they took the unusual step of charging Gallo with second-degree murder because he had a prior drunken-driving conviction and because he was driving on a suspended license.
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