Jury deliberates fate of woman in suspected DUI crash killing 2 boys in Southern California

Jurors are deliberating the fate of Rebecca Grossman, a Hidden Hills socialite accused of striking and killing two boys while driving intoxicated in Westlake Village. Grossman, 60, was charged with two counts of murder for the deaths of Jacob Iskander, 8, and Mark Iskander, 11, in a crosswalk in 2020.

Grossman is the co-founder of the Grossman Burn Foundation and the wife of prominent plastic surgeon Dr. Peter Grossman. She faces five charges — two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and one count of hit-and-run driving resulting in death.

On Sept. 29, 2020, the two boys were crossing the street in a marked crosswalk with their parents and siblings at the intersection of Triunfo Canyon Road and Saddle Mountain Drive at around 7:10 p.m. when Grossman allegedly struck them.

The vehicle sped through the intersection and hit the boys "right in front of the parents," according to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department. Prosecutors said she was driving just over 70 mph on a 45 mph street. After a day of deliberation at Van Nuys Superior Court on Thursday, a verdict after the six-week trial is expected soon.

KTLA's Sandra Mitchell reports on Feb. 22, 2024.

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