California socialite charged with murder in death of two young boys
The boys were crossing a three-way intersection with six family members
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Socialite Rebecca Grossman has been charged with murder and vehicular manslaughter for allegedly plowing her Mercedes-Benz into two young boys in Los Angeles, according to reports.
Grossman, 57, was arrested Sept. 29 after police said she struck and killed Mark Iskander, 11, and his 9-year-old brother, Jacob, as they crossed the street with their family in LA’s Westlake Village.
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - MAY 18: Rebecca Grossman Grossman accepts the Betty Fisher Legacy Award at Evening of Hope 2017 at Sheraton Universal on May 18, 2017 (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for Haven Hills)
Grossman, the former publisher of Westlake Magazine and wife of prominent plastic surgeon Peter Grossman, has been hit with the felony charges, KTLA-TV said Wednesday.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}She is charged with two counts each of murder and vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, the station said.
Grossman also faces one count of hit-and-run driving resulting in death.
Authorities said at the time of the incident that speeding and alcohol were both factors.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The boys were crossing a three-way intersection with six family members, including their parents, at the time of the fatal incident.
Cops said the boys’ mother tried to pull the children back, including a toddler in a stroller, but was unable to save her two young sons.
Mark Iskander died at the scene and his brother at a nearby hospital, police said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police said Grossman drove for about a quarter-mile before pulling over.