L.A. Socialite Sentenced To 15 Years To Life For Drunken Street Race That Killed 2 Young Brothers In A Crosswalk
A Los Angeles socialite broke down in tears after being sentenced on June 10 for murdering two young brothers she struck with her vehicle while participating in a drunken street race.
The speedy chase along with her ex-MLB lover led to the tragic hit-and-run accident that took the lives of Mark Iskander, 11, and Jacob Iskander, 8, four years ago.
Rebecca Grossman, 60, co-founder of the Grossman Burn Foundation, was charged with two counts of murder and vehicular manslaughter after authorities reported she hit the young boys while they were crossing the street in September 2020.
Her husband, Peter Grossman, stood by her side during trial, although it was later revealed that she had been drinking alongside her then-lover, ex-MLB pitcher Scott Erickson of the Los Angeles Dodgers, during the accident.
Grossman reportedly attempted to dodge accountability in a letter she wrote, claiming that she "did not see anyone or anything in the road," when she struck the young siblings, per the 'New York Post.'
Per the news outlet, prosecutors claimed the socialite was racing Erickson, 56, in her Mercedes GLE 43 AMG, reaching speeds up to 81 mph before the fatal collision. According to the 'Associated Press,' she also fled the scene of the crime.
The disgraced socialite made a desperate plea to Superior Court Judge Joseph Brandolino to go easy on her after prosecutors demanded she receive a max of 34 years to life. She broke down once she was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
In addition to time behind bars, Judge Brandolino ordered her to pay $47,000 in restitution, citing that she was not the "monster as the prosecutors portrayed" her to be. "I am not a murderer, and I ask you to recognize that true fact," Grossman wrote in a letter to the judge, per 'The Post.'
"I never saw anyone," Grossman said during sentencing, according to the 'Los Angeles Times.' "I would have driven into a brick wall. I don't know why God did not take my life," Grossman pleaded with Nancy Iskander, the children's mother. "My pain is a fraction of your pain."
