The parents of two California boys killed by socialite Rebecca Grossman in a hit-and-run are now seeking financial compensation after waiting almost four years for her murder conviction.
According to DailyMail, Nancy and Karim Iskander, in a wrongful death suit, asked a Los Angeles judge to grant them access to Grossman’s finances, estimated at $20 million.
While the damages remain unspecified, they plan to establish an amount once they evaluate her wealth to seek compensation for the pain and suffering caused by the deaths of their sons, Mark, 11, and Jacob, 8.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, the 60-year-old socialite sped her Mercedes through a crosswalk, killing Mark and Jacob as they crossed the street with their mother and younger brother.
The incident happened at the Westlake Village, northwest of Los Angeles, around 7:10 p.m. on September 29, 2020. Nancy grabbed her 5-year-old son, Zachary, and dove out of the way. She and her youngest son witnessed the crash.
Grossman was found guilty in February of murder, gross vehicular manslaughter, and of hit-and-run with fatality.
During the trial, Nancy Iskander testified that her older boys were ahead of her and her youngest child in the marked crosswalk on Triunfo Canyon Road when she heard the sound of roaring engines, then saw two SUVs speeding toward them.
At the time of the incident, Grossman was driving behind her boyfriend, Scott Erickson, a former Dodgers player, after sharing drinks with him earlier that day. Grossman had been speeding at up to 81 mph and continued to drive around half a mile after striking the children, prosecutors said.
In addition to her sentence, Grossman agreed to pay $47,161.89 in restitution to the Iskander family, along with a $25,000 donation she had previously made for funeral expenses.
The sentencing happened after a nearly four-year legal battle during which Grossman refused to accept responsibility for the children’s deaths.
“In light of defendant Rebecca Grossman’s five felony convictions and all the evidence to date, there is a substantial probability’ that the Iskanders will prevail (win) on their claim,” the Iskander family attorney stated in the latest court documents obtained by DailyMail.
The Iskanders’ motion claimed Grossman deliberately drove at reckless speeds while under the influence of drugs and alcohol and later attempted to flee the scene.
“Is this conduct vile, base and contemptible? Does this conduct have character of outrage frequently associated with crime? The answers are most assuredly YES,” court documents reportedly stated.
The Iskanders must wait until a hearing on April 17 next year, when Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Huey Cotton will determine whether they can investigate Grossman’s finances.
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[Feature Photo: Mark and Jacob Iskander/Family Handout]
