DUI Millionaire Manslaughter Trial: Star Polo Player ‘Nacho’ Testifies

March 16 2012, Published 6:00 a.m. ET
By Debbie Emery - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter
The DUI manslaughter trial for the multi-millionaire who adopted his girlfriend got a dose of star power when polo champion and Ralph Lauren spokesmodel Ignacio “Nacho” Figueras took the stand on Friday.
The longtime friend of John Goodman testified that he saw the defendant on the February 2010 night that he crashed into Scott Wilson’s car, while driving at more than twice the legal limit, and pushed it into a canal, where the 23-year-old was left to drown.
“I’ve known him many years. I have played on Mr. Goodman’s teams,” Figueras told the Palm Beach, Florida court. “I consider myself his friend.”
As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, following his DUI arrest, Goodman, 48, adopted his longtime girlfriend Heather Laruso Hutchins, as his daughter, which is seen by many as a move to protect his $300 million fortune in preparation for a wrongful death civil lawsuit br