GILROY – Andrel Gaines, a freshman basketball player at Gavilan College whose fight for life following a Nov. 6 car accident spurred thousands of prayers and messages of support, died this morning at a San Francisco hospital, the Dispatch has learned.
Gaines, 19, had been on life support at San Francisco General Hospital since the early morning wreck, which happened on Highway 101 south of San Francisco.
Gavilan College Athletic Director Ron Hannon confirmed Gaines had died after speaking with head men’s basketball coach Tito Addison this afternoon.
Over the past 10 days, Gaines’ friends and family flooded social media outlets Twitter and Facebook, inciting thousands of responses through the “PrayForAndrel” movement and a nearly 8,000 member prayer chain.
Gaines, who suffered severe brain trauma, had been in a medically induced coma since the accident. Hundreds have visited him at his room at the hospital.
