Rebecca Grossman trial: Daughter testifies witnessing former MLB pitcher Scott Erickson hiding near crash scene and making threats
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIFORNIA: Scott Erickson, a former pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, was first charged with misdemeanor reckless driving following a collision in 2020 that claimed the lives of two young brothers in Southern California.
After Scott Erickson made a public service announcement stressing the value of driving safely, the charge was eventually dropped.
Scott Erickson refuted any wrongdoings
As per the most recent testimony from Rebecca Grossman's daughter Alexis, Erickson might have been hiding close by when Los Angeles Sheriff's deputies were questioning Rebecca Grossman the night of the tragic accident.
Sometime after the fatal incident, Alexis Grossman informed the jurors that Erickson smelled strongly of alcohol when he arrived at the family's home. She added that Erickson had threatened to disclose to the authorities the specifics of what she had seen.
As stated by Fox News, Alexis claimed Erickson told her, "Don't tell anyone you saw me, or I will ruin you and your family."
Two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, and one count of hit-and-run driving that results in death are the charges brought against Rebecca Grossman.
The defense contends that when the two brothers were in a crosswalk on Triunfo Canyon Road, Erickson, not Grossman, struck them first.
Erickson and his agents have persistently refuted any wrongdoing on the part of the former Major League Baseball player. While heading to retrieve her pizza delivery order, Alexis noticed that her mother's car was surrounded by police cars.
She claimed to have seen Erickson hiding behind a nearby tree a short while later.
"He was poking his head out, and we made eye contact," Alexis stated in court. Eventually, she left the area and went to the Westlake Village residence of her family. A short while later, she said, Erickson showed up at the house.
Rebecca Grossman and Scott Erickson were driving different cars during collision
Alexis continued, saying that she made the decision to tell her parents in 2021 that she had seen Erickson the evening of the tragic collision. The primary legal representative for Grossman in this case is Tony Buzbee.
Buzbee's handling of certain evidence seemed to have angered the prosecutors.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Buzbee and the opposing attorney have had several heated arguments, with the prosecution accusing Buzbee of trying to have certain evidence excluded before the trial even began.
Additionally, Buzbee represented a number of plaintiffs who accused Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual assault and other improper behavior during massage sessions in their lawsuits.
It is thought that Rebecca Grossman and Erickson were operating different cars at the time of the collision, with one probably trailing the other. Which car was leading and which was following is still unknown.
The prosecution claims that shortly after the two had alcoholic drinks at a restaurant, Grossman was driving behind Erickson. Nonetheless, the defense has insisted that Erickson's car was the first to arrive at the victims' location.
