Former Dodger Scott Erickson says he stepped on gas before crash that killed young boys
Former MLB pitcher Scott Erickson testified in a wrongful death trial regarding a 2020 crash that killed two young boys. He admitted to accelerating when he saw the boys in a crosswalk, believing it was the safest option. The incident involved his girlfriend, Rebecca Grossman, who was later convicted of murder and vehicular manslaughter.
- ▪Scott Erickson testified that he stepped on the gas when he saw two boys in a crosswalk moments before they were struck.
- ▪The crash occurred on September 29, 2020, while the boys were crossing Triunfo Canyon Road with their mother.
- ▪Rebecca Grossman, Erickson's girlfriend at the time, was allegedly driving 73 mph in a 45-mph zone when the incident happened.
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Metro Former Dodger Scott Erickson says he stepped on gas before crash that killed young boys By Nina Joudeh Published May 17, 2026, 3:13 p.m. ET Former MLB pitcher Scott Erickson testified this week that he hit sped up when he spotted two young boys in a Westlake Village crosswalk moments before they were fatally struck in 2020. “I stepped on the gas for probably two or three seconds to get through, because I thought that was the safest process,” Erickson told a Van Nuys courtroom on May 13 during the wrongful death trial tied to the deaths of brothers Mark and Jacob Iskander, 11 and 8. Just after 7 p.m. on September 29, 2020, the boys were crossing Triunfo Canyon Road with their mother and younger brother when witnesses saw cars racing toward them.
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