Ex-MLB pitcher dined in Malibu less than 24 hours after lover mowed down brothers, court hears
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Former MLB player Royce Clayton testified in a civil trial involving socialite Rebecca Grossman and ex-Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson, who face a wrongful death lawsuit over the 2020 deaths of two young brothers hit by Grossman's car.
- The incident occurred after Erickson and Grossman were allegedly racing post-lunch, with Erickson swerving to avoid the children and their mother, but Grossman struck the boys and fled the scene; Grossman is serving 15 years to life for murder.
- Clayton described Erickson’s behavior after the crash, including Erickson telling him not to come to Grossman's house due to the accident and later dining casually less than 24 hours after the tragedy.
- Erickson’s defense claims the crash was a tragic accident, denying impairment or that Erickson hit the children, while the Iskander family seeks tens of millions in damages.
- The lawsuit also involves Grossman's husband, Dr. Peter Grossman, as the car involved was his Mercedes, and both Grossman and Erickson were reportedly having an affair at the time.
