DUI Fatality An Ongoing Concern for Los Angeles Angels

A Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorney spends a great deal of time preparing his case when he has to defend someone charged with a Felony DUI, especially DUI manslaughter.  A case that has been going on since last year involves just such a man, with serious charges involved.

In April of 2009, a young man was driving a minivan that hit a car containing Nick Adenhart at a Fullerton intersection.  This would have been just another DUI accident, however Adenhart was a pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels.  The 22 year old had just pitched six scoreless innings against the Oakland Athletics in Anaheim when he was allegedly hit and killed by Andrew Gallo.

This week, a judge refused to drop a second degree murder charge against Gallo, who is accused of drunk driving in the crash that killed Adenhart and two others.  Gallo's Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorney offered a motion to dismiss charges against Gallo, who is only 23 years old himself.  The judge also turned down a request to reduce the charges to gross vehicular manslaughter.  If convicted of murder, Gallo faces up to 50 years in prison.  Seeing as how this is such a high level driving under the influence case, Gallo is not likely to see much mercy from the court.

When a Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorney is in such a situation, he needs complete cooperation from his client in order to keep him/her out of prison.  Throughout Los Angeles, people face severe consequences from DUI convictions every day, and only a skilled lawyer with a cooperative client can keep that client out of jail.  In such a high profile case, all eyes will be on the drunk driving trial, meaning that the  Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorney needs to be experienced, skilled, calm and focused in order to succeed.

At Kestenbaum Eisner & Gorin, our Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorneysdefend people charged with a range of drunk driving crimes, from misdemeanors to felonies.  Our experience with DUI Manslaughter and felony DUI cases is extensive, and our team of lawyers has over 50 years of experience.  Our attorneys have also worked on the prosecution side, having served in various Los Angeles district attorney's offices.  This unique background provides our lawyers with an impressive, insider's perspective on how police, prosecutors, judges and criminal investigations operate.

If you or someone you love has been charged with a DUI, contact theLos Angeles DUI Defense Attorneys at Kestenbaum Eisner & Gorin, LLP today by calling 877-781-1570.