{"id":644320,"date":"2026-05-02T06:01:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T06:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/644320\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T06:01:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T06:01:19","slug":"ex-mlb-player-royce-clayton-testifies-in-civil-trial-against-rebecca-grossman-ex-dodger-scott-erickson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/644320\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-MLB player Royce Clayton testifies in civil trial against Rebecca Grossman, ex-Dodger Scott Erickson"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Former Major League Baseball player Royce Clayton took the stand Friday in the wrongful death civil trial against Rebecca Grossman<\/a>, the socialite convicted in the 2020 hit-and-run deaths of two young brothers in Westlake Village.<\/p>\n

Clayton testified that his friend and former Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson told him he saw Grossman run over the two brothers in his rearview mirror.<\/p>\n

Brothers Mark Iskander, 11, and Jacob Iskander, 8, died in the crash.<\/p>\n

Erickson was also named in the civil suit<\/a> brought forward by the Iskander family. Erickson was charged only with misdemeanor reckless driving, but the Iskander family’s attorney argues he shares responsibility.<\/p>\n

Clayton said he received a call from Erickson telling him that he and Grossman were speeding down the road when he swerved to avoid the two boys in the crosswalk.<\/p>\n

“She was directly behind him, and he said as he came up to this crosswalk, he saw the children…,” Clayton said before he broke down on the stand.<\/p>\n

An emotional Clayton told jurors he believes Erickson should be held accountable.<\/p>\n

Grossman was sentenced in June 2024 to 15 years to life in prison for their deaths.
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