Erickson was engaged in a relationship with Grossman’s mother back in 2020
Scott Erickson, a former MLB pitcher, allegedly threatened the daughter of his Los Angeles socialite lover, Rebecca Grossman, to keep quiet after she spotted him hiding in a bush near the scene of a fatal hit-and-run involving two young brothers.
Alexis Grossman, 19, testified that she saw Scott Erickson lurking in the shadows as police questioned her mother, Rebecca Grossman, after a street race between the former lovers turned tragic, resulting in the deaths of 8-year-old Jacob Iskander and his 11-year-old brother, Mark Iskander, on September 29, 2020.
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Grossman recalled Erickson frantically confronting her after he barged into the family home shortly after the crash.
“Why did your mom stop? Why did your mom stop?” Grossman claimed during her testimony on Friday, according to the LA Times.
Scott Erickson with the Dodgers
“He seemed very angry. He was frantic. I could smell alcohol on him. He was freaking out. I was scared.”
“Don’t tell anyone you saw me, or I will ruin you and your family.”
What happened next?
Grossman explained to the jury that she was out to meet a pizza delivery when she spotted her mother’s white Mercedes and police cars and ran to her mother’s side.
“I ran out toward her. I was screaming, ‘Mommy, mommy,” Grossman added but was stopped from reaching the 60-year-old by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy.
As she turned around to leave, Grossman says she saw Erickson pop up from his hiding spot in some bushes behind a tree before the two looked at each other.
Scott Erickson with the Twins
“He was poking his head out and we made eye contact,” Grossman said.
Rebecca Grossman faces two counts of second-degree murder for their deaths and could receive up to 34 years in prison for her alleged role in the deadly incident in Westlake Village.
Her lawyers were using Alexis Grossman‘s testimony to strengthen their defense, claiming Erickson’s black Mercedes SUV was the car that initially struck the boys and not Grossman‘s white Mercedes.
The pair are accused of drinking at a nearby restaurant before Grossman tailed Erickson as they flew past the crosswalk on Triunfo Canyon Road at Saddle Mountain Drive, where Nancy Iskander was crossing with her three sons.
The socialite’s breathalyzer test following the crash showed a blood-alcohol content of 0.076 percent, according to the newspaper. She was also found to have Valium in her blood.
