Shocking and tragic sports deaths

Sadly, Nick Adenhart isn't the first pro athlete who we've lost to tragedy. Other Athletes who have died tragic deaths

A 22-year-old man was charged with three murder counts and drunken driving Friday in the crash that killed Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others.

Andrew Thomas Gallo ran a red light in his minivan early Thursday and broadsided a car carrying Adenhart and three friends, police said.

"At the time of the crash, Mr. Gallo's blood-alcohol content is estimated to be almost three times the legal limit," Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said.

Dead athletes' brains show damage from concussions

For years after his NFL career ended, Ted Johnson could barely muster the energy to leave his house...

"I'd [leave to] go see my kids for maybe 15 minutes," said Johnson. "Then I would go back home and close the curtains, turn the lights off and I'd stay in bed. That was my routine for two years...

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Source: www.cnn.com