Ex-MLB pitcher dined in Malibu less than 24 hours after lover mowed down brothers, court hears
Former MLB player Royce Clayton testified in a civil trial that Scott Erickson, a former Dodgers pitcher, was dining in Malibu less than 24 hours after his lover Rebecca Grossman fatally struck two young brothers in a hit-and-run. Grossman, who is serving 15 years to life in prison, was driving her husband's Mercedes when she hit the boys, while Erickson allegedly swerved to avoid them and watched the crash unfold. The Iskander family is pursuing a wrongful death lawsuit against Grossman, Erickson, and her husband, seeking tens of millions in damages.
- ▪Rebecca Grossman was convicted of murder and is serving 15 years to life for killing 11-year-old Mark and 8-year-old Jacob Iskander in a 2020 hit-and-run.
- ▪Royce Clayton testified that Scott Erickson was eating a hamburger and drinking a beer in Malibu less than a day after the crash.
- ▪Erickson allegedly texted Clayton the day after the crash, saying he was drinking his last IPA and that 'nothing to worry about.'
- ▪The Iskander family is demanding 'tens and tens and tens of millions' in the ongoing civil lawsuit.
- ▪Grossman was driving her husband Dr. Peter Grossman’s Mercedes at the time of the crash, and he is also named in the lawsuit.
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US News Ex-MLB pitcher dined in Malibu less than 24 hours after lover mowed down brothers, court hears By Sonya Gugliara Published May 2, 2026, 4:16 p.m. ET Former MLB player Royce Clayton spotted ex-Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson chowing down on a burger and enjoying a beer in Malibu less than 24 hours after Erickson watched his then-lover, Rebecca Grossman, mow down two young brothers, according to a chilling courtroom testimony. Clayton, 56, took the stand Friday in a civil trial against socialite Grossman and Erickson, who are facing a wrongful death lawsuit for the horrific Sept. 2020 deaths of 11-year-old Mark and 8-year-old Jacob Iskander.
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