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Angels pitcher Adenhart killed in hit-and-run car crash
Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two other people died in car crash shortly after midnight – just hours after the rookie major leaguer pitched at Angels stadium in Anaheim. Adenhart was 22 years old. KPCC’s Frank Stoltze reports.
Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two other people died in car crash shortly after midnight – just hours after the rookie major leaguer pitched at Angels stadium in Anaheim. Adenhart was 22 years old. KPCC’s Frank Stoltze reports.
Frank Stoltze: Adenhart was the Angels’ number three starter. He threw six scoreless innings in last night’s game against Oakland. It was his fourth major-league start and first of this season.
Police say around 12:30 this morning, a minivan ran a red light in Fullerton and struck a Mitsubishi sports car in which Adenhart was riding. The sport car careened into a light pole.
Two other people who are not part of the Angels organization died. A fourth person is hospitalized in critical condition. Police say the minivan driver fled the crash scene and was captured a short time later.
Angels General Manager Tony Reagins said in a statement that the team was “deeply saddened and shocked” and called Adenhart’s death a “tremendous” loss. Adenhart’s family said “he lived his dream” as a major league baseball player.
Note: The Angels have canceled tonight’s game against Oakland in response to Adenhart’s death.
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