Rebecca Grossman and Scott Erickson, Ex-MLB Pitcher, Found Liable for $176 Million in Hit-and-Run
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- A Los Angeles civil jury found philanthropist Rebecca Grossman and former MLB pitcher Scott Erickson negligent and malicious in the deaths of two brothers, awarding the victims' family $176 million.
- Grossman, already serving a 15-year prison sentence for the 2020 hit-and-run deaths of Mark and Jacob Iskander, was driving over 80 mph and appeared to be racing Erickson at the time of the collision.
- Grossman was convicted in February 2024 of multiple charges including two counts of murder and gross vehicular manslaughter, with her convictions upheld on appeal earlier this year.
- Erickson faced a misdemeanor reckless driving charge that was dismissed after he made a public service video on safe driving; the jury confirmed he had given Grossman permission to drive the vehicle.
- In court, Grossman expressed remorse, stating she never saw the boys and would have driven into a wall to avoid them, while the victims' family emphasized the irreparable loss caused by the tragedy.