Murder charges filed in Fullerton crash

Reporter Daniel Tedford reports live from a press conference in Santa Ana on Thursday's crash in Fullerton that left three people, including an Angel's pitcher and a Diamond Bar woman, dead.

FULLERTON -- Officials charged a suspected drunken driver involved in a crash that killed Angels' pitcher Nick Adenhart and two other people with murder Friday.
Andrew Gallo, 22, of San Bernardino, was charged with three counts of murder, in addition to other charges including vehicular manslaughter, drunken driving and felony hit-and-run, Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said.
The D.A. added that Gallo's blood-alcohol level was more than three times above the legal limit following the crash.
Because Gallo had a previous conviction for drunken driving, Rackauckas said Gallo's behavior showed "gross malice and disregard," and therefore warrants murder charges.
Adenhart and the others killed in the crash, Henry Pearson, 25, of Manhattan Beach Courtney Stewart, 20, of Diamond Bar, were believed to be headed toward an area nightclub in a Mitsubishi Eclipse when they were struck by a minivan being driven by Gallo, officials said.
Gallo allegedly ran a red light prior to the crash, officials added.
A fourth person inside the Eclipse, 24-year-old John Wilhite of Manhattan Beach, remained in critical condition and unable to speak Friday, though Rackauckas said his condition was improving.
Fullerton police Lt. Kevin Hamilton said the minivan Gallo was driving in was registered to his father and step-mother.
He added that during the hours of interrogation of Gallo police conducted Thursday, he did not appear to show any remorse.
"It was a matter of fact conversation," Hamilton said.