Drunk driver who killed Adenhart has bail doubled to $2 MIL
Nice to see those pics of him behind bars!!! Also, it's a good thing they raised his bail because he's obviously a flight risk. Apparently he cried in the court room during the hearing -- poor baby!
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Too late for tears
If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.
I'm not defening the guy who drove drunk and murdered these people
but I would also like to see if Adenhart and his friends were drinking as well. I want to know all the facts before I believe the one-sided media story in favor of the athlete. Like I said, I’m not defending the guy for his incredibly dumb actions, but I don’t feel like I have all the information.
They weren't drinking
They came from the ballpark.
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
Even if they were drinking --
The guy 3 times the legal limit, who was going 65 in a 35, while driving on a suspended licence for a prior DUI, and running for his life after he broadsided another car seems to be the bad guy here.
"I always tell the truth -- Even when I lie"
I thought I read they were coming back from a club
didnt this happen in the early morning hours? i doubt theyd be coming from the ballpark. i could be wrong though.
You ARE wrong
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
It happened at 12:20 AM
The game ended around 10:30. With showers and media and the like, they wouldn’t have had the time.
by jerry morales rules on Apr 14, 2009 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Umm....where to begin?
that point, as one would say — is moot.
The Adenhart vehicle was proceeding through the intersection legally. The alleged drunk driver ran a red light, slamming into the vehicle driven by Adenhart’s friend, which was said to be travelling at or below the posted speed limit.
3 are dead, 1 is still hospitalized. Your point is irrelevant and beyond the pale.
There’s no question who is at fault. There is no reason for law enforcement to autopsy the female driver for her BAC.
Your point is irrelevant and beyond the pale.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Apr 13, 2009 11:13 PM CDT reply actions
I totally agree.
The perp’s blood alcohol level was 3 times the legal limit, he was driving on a suspended license, at nearly twice the speed limit, ran a red light, and ran away from the scene.
He murdered three people and should rot in jail the rest of his life. Inside, he’ll have plenty of time and reasons for tears.
They were on their way
to a club, so I figure it’s safe to assume that they weren’t drinking, though they probably had plans to. The driver of Adenhart’s car was obeying traffic laws, the other guy was breaking so many laws that I don’t have time to list them all here. It’s pretty clear who was at fault.
Okay, I don't want to be insensitive and I do feel sympathy for Adenhart and his family
but I try to be a realist and as objective as possible. From reports I’ve read, they were heading to the club, most likely to celebrate Adenhart’s win. But I know people my age and they’re not that intelligent, we tend to drink before we go out to build up a buzz. I believe the girl was 20, the driver was 25, and Adenhart was 22. I can’t be sure but if I had to guess they had some alcohol in all three of them. I don’t drink and drive, but I do have friends that do and I have no sympathy when they get DUI’s. But I’m left wondering if Adenhart’s driver had been drinking and he took the life of someone else, would I be feeling as sympathetic as I am now? Again, this incident was shitty all around, but I would still like to know the complete situation. With the same facts as everyone else, I agree with everyone above about who’s fault it is and I hope he gets the harshest punishment possible. But a small part inside of me feels skeptical because I don’t trust the police and the way the media has always reported news regarding athletes. Some examples that made me look before I make conclusions before getting all the information: Duke Lacrosse scandal, Kobe Bryant Rape. I wasn’t there and I don’t know everything that happened, but like I said, I don’t want to offend anyone, but I just don’t want to jump to conclusions, especially when all the information I’m getting is from the media whom I already distrust.
by aznsensation on Apr 14, 2009 6:00 AM CDT up reply actions
First...
Every news report I’ve read said the girl was driving.
Second, in Illinois at least, all drivers in fatal crashes are tested. I don’t know if it’s the same in California or not.
You are hovering (in VERY wide circles) around a point when you ask how we’d feel if the player was drunk and driving. You’d do better to bring up Josh Hancock or Leonard Little than to baselessly speculate on this case when the wounds are still so fresh.
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
Second time......
…NO ONE in the Adenhart car had been drinking. It was a long game, well over three hours, and after it was over Adenhart spent time with his father, a Secret Service agent, whom he had invited to come out from Maryland to watch him pitch. They all spent time at the Stadium with his dad and teammates, and then around midnight left to go to a club called In Cahoots. The driver, Courtney Stewart, 20, had NOT been drinking. She wasn’t going to be drinking as she was underage and a very responsible individual.
You’re crossing a very fine line here. To go public with these assumptions of yours simply because of their ages, without more, is irresponsible at a minimum, not to mention incredibly insensitive. I live in Long Beach, not far from Jered Weaver. Adenhart was due to move into Weaver’s house this past weekend as his roommate for the season. The lone survivor, Jon Wilhite, played ball for Cal State Fullerton. The players from Cal State Long Beach, about two miles from me, and Fullerton, are very close despite the fact they compete with each other. College ball around here is a huge deal because those two teams usually have a ton of future pro players. The other victims, Stewart, Wilhite, and Henry Pearson, a law student, are getting a large amount of press as well around here due to the fact they touched almost as many lives as Adenhart, if not more. To date, there hasn’t been a shred of evidence that would support the idea the victims were drinking. None.
To wonder out loud what would happen if it had been Adenhart drinking and killing people is to invite nothing but a shitstorm to rain down on you, especially if it isn’t supported by a shred of evidence. If you really want a new asshole torn for yourself, go over to Halos Heaven and try this.
And if any evidence comes out that behavior on Stewart’s part contributed to this disaster, then so be it. However, it wasn’t her with a blood alcohol level of .24, three times the limit, who blew a light at over 60 MPH, driving with a suspended license and several other alcohol related convictons behind her already. It was the other guy. Stewart did nothing wrong. Neither did her passengers. Leave them be.
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
wow relax
he wasnt being insensitive at all. he was making a pretty valid point. that it is POSSIBLE that they were drinking. They were going to a club so you can make the assumption they were going to drink. It’s a valid question to ask if they could’ve “pregamed” before going to the club. I am a 20 year old college student and basically everyone does that before going to a club or bar. All he was asking for was details on the whole situation before he jumps to conclusions. whats wrong with that? No need to be an ass for no reason when someone just wants to know the details. this is a comment section where you can discuss things that like. next time dont be so damn ignorant.
The only way that this point has ANY
merit is if you measure the BAC of the survivor, while he was in the hospital.
The female driver of the vehicle did not cause the accident. Again — they were not breaking any traffic laws at the time of the crash
To continue to pick on a point that cannot be proven (if there is no reason to autopsy the victims for their BAC) is absurd…. as is blaming the media.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Apr 14, 2009 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions
i am aware the girl didnt cause the accident
but what is the problem with wondering IF they were drinking? its a valid possible scenerio and all aznsensation did was question about it. he was saying thats what happened. all the guy did was ask a question and you all snap at him. exactly like you guys are doing to my posts.
My goodness....
….a big full page post by the webmaster about posting and calling people ignorant that you apparently didn’t read.
THEY WEREN’T coming from a club. They were coming from ANGEL STADIUM and going to a club called In Cahoots. If you comprehended all that I wrote, they spent time with Adenhart’s Dad after a long game. His questions should have been kept to himself considering the circumstances, which is most adults do. Moreover, read the post by “Al” here, the webmaster. Speculation here about Courtney Stewart drinking is inappropriate, again, considering the circumstances.
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
I'm also having a great time
Reading posts from college students that assume because they are dangerous, irresponsible menaces on the roads, then everyone else is too.
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
good, glad your having a great time.
you know nothing of the people or their personalities how can you make such a snap judgment? i said and azn said, is that most kids who do go to bars and clubs pregame before they go. neither one of said this is what happened. all he did was ask a question. is it that hard for you to read and comprehend what you are reading?
Nope, not at all
It’s not tough to comprehend baseless, irresponsbile speculation.
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
your answer shows the problem you have understanding
they just came from the game. They were not “pre-gaming” before they went out. In all likelihood they decided to go out AFTER he pitched his best game ever in MLB.
It’s not hard to understand THEY DID NOTHING WRONG. The blame is 100% in the hands of Gallo.
its a blog
he can say and ask whatever damn questions he wants. he didnt accuse any body of anything, all he did was ask questions and get more information. its a valid point and its valid to asks questions
Actually, no he can't
The webmaster has already said this line of posting was inappropriate, yet you guys keep at it.
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
if he thought it was innaprrroptiate
than he should’ve deleted the comment and not left it here to be discussed.
Re-read his post
He didn’t know the girl was driving, which is something EVERY single news outlet reported.
For someone “asking” for details, he certainly did no research on his own.I can’t be sure, but if I had to guess, I would guess that he has already assumed the female driver was drunk and no media report whatsoever would budge him from that.
He talks about how the media doesn’t provide all the information, but he didn’t have the information the media DID provide. He just had his unfounded assertions masquerading as speculation.
We don’t know if Adenhart had been drinking.
We also don’t know if azn is a cross-dressing goat worshipper who likes to drink root beer mixed with Spam. Perhaps if I had more information, I could rule that out, but until I get that, I’m not going to.
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
hes obviously
on here to find out more information on it. and you blame him for not trusting the media? what kind of moron would believe everything they hear in the media? since when is it wrong to ask questions and look more into a situation. my only point is not to flip on the guy when he comes here to ask a few questions on the subject to get more knowledgeable on it.
No, he's obviously on here
to stir the feces. I can’t be sure, but if I had to guess, I’d say you guys are actually the same person.
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
how can you say that?
he said like 3 times he wasnt here to offend anyone and that he was just asking questions.
and obviuously
thats your only purpose here is to stir shit up. every comment you make is sarcastic and shutting someone down. even when someone asks a simple question.
Because the question is inappropriate....
…insensitive and without foundation. How many times does it take for a 20 year old kid to understand that? You seem to share the same qualities as the 22 year old who killed Adenhart and friends. After all, he was told bythe criminal justice system several times he was no longer to get behind the wheel, yet he didn’t listen or comprehend, either.
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
its not insensitive at all
he wanted to know the facts. did you read what he wrote? he kept making the point that he wasnt here to offend anyone and that he just wanted the details. that is not inappropriate at all
And I hope if my kids ask the same kind of offensive, ill-informed questions
That the teacher sends them to detention
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
detention, huh?
to continually ask offensive and ill-informed questions might be asking to repeat the grade.
And if any evidence comes out that behavior on Stewart’s part contributed to this disaster, then so be it. However, it wasn’t her with a blood alcohol level of .24, three times the limit, who blew a light at over 60 MPH, driving with a suspended license and several other alcohol related convictons behind her already. It was the other guy. Stewart did nothing wrong. Neither did her passengers. Leave them be.
thats true and i agree with that. but you cant deny someone from questioning it. and yes the accident wasnt her fault but if she was drinking then she too was breaking the law. just a fact nothing more.
You really don't get it, do you?
Here are my sources for teling you and anyone else for the upteenth time Courtney Stewart was NOT drinking and NONE of them had been to a club-
-Lawyers for the Orange County DA
-Scott Boras’ office
-two sportswriters who are covering the story
-the Angels
Good freaking enough for you?
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
thats not the god damn point. ALL I AM SAYING IS HE WAS ASKING A QUESTION!!! do you understand that.
HE WAS ASKING A QUESTION!!!
HE WAS ASKING A QUESTION!!!
HE WAS ASKING A QUESTION!!!
HE WAS ASKING A QUESTION!!!
HE WAS ASKING A QUESTION!!!
Still dont understand? HE WAS ASKING A QUESTION? do you know what a question is?
no one is accusing the girl of drinking. he was asking because he didnt know.
and my point was that you dont have to flip out on the guy telling him to shut up for asking a question.
Throwing a tantrum...
… doesn’t make it any better.
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
b/c you still dont understand the point
you are giving a guy a hard time for asking a question. you realize how stupid that is?
Look, I'm done...
… maturity and common sense are lost on you.
"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008
common sense?
hahaha you are f’n hilarious. honestly. yelling at a guy for asking a question. little thing called freedom of speech. read up on it
As a point of clarification...
aznsensation has NO freedom of speech here.
He didn't say you should go to jail
He’s as free to ctitique what you wrote as you are to write it.
by jerry morales rules on Apr 14, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions
And that question has been answered -- repeatedly
He didn’t know who was driving. YOU didn’t know if they were coming from or going to a club.
You have no credibility. Neither does he. You came on, making statments that were incorrect and then saying, “Well, I am just asking questions.”
You clearly have a thesis that reads something like this, “I am an irresponsible, immature kid, so everyone my age also is irresponsible and immature.”
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
You are wrong
I’m not defening the guy who drove drunk and murdered these people but I would also like to see if Adenhart and his friends were drinking as well. I want to know all the facts before I believe the one-sided media story in favor of the athlete. Like I said, I’m not defending the guy for his incredibly dumb actions, but I don’t feel like I have all the information.
That was azn’s first post. Here are the responses:
They weren’t drinking They came from the ballpark.
The guy 3 times the legal limit, who was going 65 in a 35, while driving on a suspended licence for a prior DUI, and running for his life after he broadsided another car seems to be the bad guy here.
Then you posted this:
thought I read they were coming back from a club didnt this happen in the early morning hours? i doubt theyd be coming from the ballpark. i could be wrong though.
And this was posted:
You ARE wrong "
by BeerCub on Apr 14, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It happened at 12:20 AM The game ended around 10:30. With showers and media and the like, they wouldn’t have had the time.
Nowhere were you told to shut up. Only as you kept at this, trying to weasel in baseless speculation, did people get really irritated with you.
So stop crying about questions and free speech. You have exercised your free speech.
So have we. And just because we do it better, don’t cry about your rights getting taken away.
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
No, you said he was told to shut up before his question was answered
It was answered. He kept at it and made nonsensical comparisons to Kobe Bryant and the Duke Lacrosse team, and then disappeared.
He was told he was inappropriate. He was told that he was missing the point. AND THEN he was told to shut up.
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
you are so ridiculously stupid. MY POINT WAS NOT TO ATTACK SOMEONE WHEN THEY ASK A QUESTION. as simple as that.
Like I said.
Enough. Stop the namecalling.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
And my point
is to actually read a little before asking a question that is so ill-informed.
You guys asked the sports equivalent of “Who’s winning?” about a tie game.
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
I think this has been discussed past the point of useful exchange.
Let’s just say some will agree to disagree. OK?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
This is inappropriate.
Three people died. That’s all I need to know. Please stop blaming the media.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
You are WAAAYYY out of line on this.
Shut up now before you say something that you will really regret.
"Manny Trillo is coming in to pinch run. You know, for a lot of teams, you would pinch run for Manny Trillo." - Harry Caray
It's just all so sad
And it won’t go away. 20, 22, 24, 25 – and like the one mother in the video said, all contributing members of society, unlike the clown that took their lives away.
This is just so tragic
words can’t describe how tragic and devastating this is for everyone involved. This was a tragic loss of three young people who had everything in front of them, and were living their lives to the fullest and enjoying someone’s success.
I have absolutely no remorse for the drunk driver and hope that he is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. there is no excuse for drunk driving, none. Everyone knows it’s wrong, it’s illegal, it’s dangerous, so if you do it, then I have no sympathy for you when you get caught. Although I am a firm believer in innocent until proven guilty, if this person
is in fact convicted, he should have the book thrown at him.
It’s hard not to turn this into a political rant, so I’ll stop here. But this is just a sensless, needless tragedy that could have been totally prevented.
This might be the all-time worst post on BCB
..ever……the distastefulness hiding behind “we have a right to know” is so — absurdly — out of place. If the poster cannot comprehend how inappropriate his/her assertion is, there is going to be no way he/she is going to be convinced otherwise.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Apr 14, 2009 9:35 PM CDT reply actions
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