Two other passengers riding with Adenhart, Henry Nigel Pearson, 25, and the driver, Courtney Frances Stewart, 20, were also pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the minivan was identified by police as Andrew Thomas Gallo, 22, of Riverside, Ca. Initial reports of the accident state Gallo's blood alcohol content was "substantially over the legal limit" of .08 and that Gallo was driving on a suspended license resulting from a previous drunk driving conviction.
Tonight's game between the Angels and Oakland Athletics was postponed due to Adenhart's passing. Outside of Los Angeles, the entire baseball community was rattled by this incident. According to MLB.com, several players and coaches around the League with ties to Adenhart were grieving.
The Twitterverse has been abuzz all day with sincere thoughts on this morning's tragedy. Here are a few responses from some Twitterers:
broadwaybrittny cant even fathom this whole Nick Adenhart thing...maybe bc he was my age its hitting me so hard...now playing for a new Angels team... :(
JeriMcManus (California): Sad about what happened to Nick Adenhart. I saw him play last night. I'm still speechless....... :-(
mathewballard (Louisville, Ky.): I don't know why bit the death of nick adenhart really hurts me. I'm not Angels fan, but it's just the story behind his sudden death.
pbcarl (Sayville, N.Y.): Was not really aware of Nick Adenhart. Sad, but also outraged. Driver that hit him had suspended license and was over limit. So unfair.
allenweiner Just can't shake the Nick Adenhart tragedy. Hoping the Angels win it all in his honor
_ (St Louis, Mo.): Jarring to see the MLB app give the status of a game as "postponed: tragedy." Searched: Angels' pitcher Nick Adenhart died in a car crash.
ajbeal (New Orleans): Watching ESPN, hearing about Nick Adenhart. Hate to see such a bright young star taken so young.
A makeshift memorial has been set up at Angel Stadium as this TwitPic shows:
