"Erickson was seeking to refute claims by the family of Grossman's victims that he and Grossman were racing when she hit Mark and Jacob Iskander, ages 11 and 8. He testified that he "doesn't know what happened" that day in September 2020 but acknowledged that he dodged the boys with his vehicle while Grossman, speeding behind him, did not."
"On the stand, Erickson, 58, admitted he deleted numerous messages he exchanged with Grossman after she hit the boys on Sept. 29. 2020. He also admitted that when police asked him to turn over the Mercedes he was driving the day of the crash, he gave them another vehicle instead."
"According to testimony in the criminal trial, Erickson and Grossman were drinking margaritas at a local cantina before the pair got into their respective vehicles and headed to Grossman's home to watch a presidential debate. On the stand Monday, Erickson acknowledged messaging Grossman up until near the end of her murder trial in 2024."
""There's my girl," he wrote to her just days after the deadly crash. The messages stopped, however, when her son told him to leave their family alon"
A civil wrongful death trial heard testimony from former Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson regarding the September 29, 2020 deaths of Mark and Jacob Iskander in a Westlake Village crosswalk. Erickson said he was not racing with Rebecca Grossman when she struck the boys with her Mercedes. He testified he did not know what happened that day, but acknowledged he drove past the boys while Grossman, speeding behind him, did not. Erickson admitted deleting numerous messages exchanged with Grossman after the crash and giving police another vehicle instead of the Mercedes he had been driving. He also described drinking margaritas before driving to Grossman’s home to watch a presidential debate.
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