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As deputies questioned Rebecca Grossman on the night of the crash that left two young brothers dead in Westlake Village, her then-lover was nearby, hiding behind a tree, Grossman’s daughter testified Friday.
Alexis Grossman told jurors that the man in question, former Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson, showed up to the family’s home shortly thereafter. She said he smelled of alcohol, and threatened her and her family if she told investigators what she had seen.
“Why did your mom stop? Why did your mom stop?” she said Erickson told her. “He seemed very angry. He was frantic. I could smell alcohol on him. He was freaking out. I was scared.”
She said he gave her a warning: “Don’t tell anyone you saw me, or I will ruin you and your family.”
How terrible for the parents and family of those boys!
I lost a friend and his wife to a drunk driver about 2 yrs ago, the guy was caught and convicted, but its not enough imo...its time we start going after those that supplied these people with the alcohol!!
If these people had been under the influence of prescription narcotics, you can BET, police would be going after the doctors who gave it to them, the pharmacies who filled the script and maybe even the drugs manufacturer!
I am sorry for you loss. But ruining the life of a bartender or party host, who are not responsible for breathalyzing their guest or patrons, is not the answer.
That insanely wealthy, drunk woman could have gotten an Uber or even hired a private driver. I have ZERO sympathy for people like this who drive under the influence. They go to their fancy parties, drink too much with the full intention of driving themselves home afterwards.
Throw her in jail for the rest of her life and take all of her money away. Maybe that will wake these selfish, egotistical narcissists up.
Now they are speculating that it was the black SUV driven my Erickson? Seems to me the parents and other witnesses could sort out if it was his black SUV or her white car.
I can't get over the part where she braked, almost to rid her self of the inconvenience of the child on her hood, and then proceeded to run him over.
Now they are speculating that it was the black SUV driven my Erickson? Seems to me the parents and other witnesses could sort out if it was his black SUV or her white car.
I can't get over the part where she braked, almost to rid her self of the inconvenience of the child on her hood, and then proceeded to run him over.
They are both disgusting, callous, vile pieces of trash.
Now they are speculating that it was the black SUV driven my Erickson? Seems to me the parents and other witnesses could sort out if it was his black SUV or her white car.
I can't get over the part where she braked, almost to rid her self of the inconvenience of the child on her hood, and then proceeded to run him over.
I couldn't read the article above so found an unblocked one, yes, her attorneys are alleging that the pitcher hit the kids, or hit them first, saying she was following his SUV. Apparently they only found debris that belonged to a white car like she had, not a black one like he had.
Grossman’s attorneys insisted she was not the driver responsible for the deadly crash, which they contend occurred outside a crosswalk. Lead defense attorney Tony Buzbee — who contends that Grossman was driving 52 mph “at best” — pointed the blame at Erickson, whom he alleges was driving a black Mercedes SUV just ahead of Grossman’s vehicle.
Erickson was described by the prosecutor as Grossman’s boyfriend at the time.
The trial is expected to continue Tuesday, as Monday is a court holiday. The jury could begin deliberations at the end of next week, Judge Joseph Brandolino said after testimony ended Friday.
Earlier, Dr. Justin Schorr, a collision reconstruction engineer, was called to the stand by defense attorneys. Schorr told the panel that the “lack of physical evidence (in the case) leaves a lot of room for ambiguity.”
Schorr testified that there was “no way” to be certain if two vehicles struck the two boys or one vehicle struck them.
Grossman is free on $2 million bond. She could face up to 34 years to life in state prison if convicted as charged.
So now she is throwing her ex-boyfriend under the bus? I'm still trying to determine his role in all of this, he was hiding in the bushes but what role did he play in the accident?
2 - 50 somethings thinking they need to drag race on public streets. Absolutely stupid and now 2 kids are dead because of their selfish acts. Throw the book at both of them.
Google: Roger Wittenberns
He was street racing his wife in a yellow Lamborghini (drunk) while she was driving her yellow Porsche after an alcohol fueled lunch.
Killed an old man working as an uber driver in the middle of the day.
Big settlement, no jail time. He was too sick for jail.
So now she is throwing her ex-boyfriend under the bus? I'm still trying to determine his role in all of this, he was hiding in the bushes but what role did he play in the accident?
Did you read any of the articles?
It's possible, and some say likely, that he hit the kids first.
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He was too sick for jail.
