Socialite Rebecca Grossman has been found guilty of murder in the 2020 crash in Westlake Village that killed two young brothers, ages 8 and 11.
The nine-man, three-woman jury reached its verdict on the second day of deliberations.Rebecca Grossman, co-founder of the Grossman Burn Foundation, was convicted of second-degree murder and other charges Friday for a 2020 crash in Westlake Village that left two young brothers dead.
"They worked tirelessly, three and a half years. They went above and beyond,'' she said. "They only cared about the truth. They wanted to tell the truth. They worked against some of the most evil defense attorneys." Prosecutors argued during the trial that Grossman and Erickson had been out for drinks earlier that evening and were heading toward her nearby home in separate vehicles when Grossman's white Mercedes-Benz SUV struck the boys while they were crossing Triunfo Canyon Road with their parents in a marked crosswalk.
He told jurors that "Erickson hit the kids first,'' and questioned why the prosecution hadn't called the ex-baseball player during the case. The deputy district attorney said that Grossman was "driving too fast,'' knew that speed kills'' and was "impaired.'' In her closing argument Wednesday, Deputy District Attorney Jamie Castro told the jury that Grossman "continued driving as far as her car would let her'' before the vehicle's engine cut off about one-third of a mile away.
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