IOS Angeles – A Southern California socialite was sentenced Monday to 15 years to life in prison for the deaths of two young brothers at a crosswalk more than three years ago.
Authorities said Rebecca Grossman, wife of a prominent Los Angeles burn doctor, fatally struck Mark Iskander, 11, and his brother Jacob, 8, while speeding.
A Los Angeles jury in February found Rebecca Grossman guilty on all counts: two felony counts each of second-degree murder and manslaughter, and one felony count of hit-and-run resulting in death.
Superior Court Judge Joseph Brandolino sentenced her to two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life in prison, plus three years for fleeing the scene of the fatal accident that would occur concurrently with the other two sentences, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The judge called Grossman’s actions “reckless and unquestionably negligent.”
The deadly accident occurred on the evening of September 29, 2020, in Westlake Village, a city in far western Los Angeles County.
Prosecutors presented evidence that the data recorder in Grossman’s white Mercedes showed she was speeding up to 81 mph (130 km/h) and hit the brakes, slowing to 73 mph (117 km/h), less than two seconds before a collision that deployed its airbags. .
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