Courthouse News
A Superior Court judge on Friday agreed to strike major portions of a lawsuit filed against guitarist Josh Klinghoffer over a fatal car crash in March that killed a pedestrian.
The onetime member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who recently toured with Pearl Jam, has admitted that he was driving the Black GMC Yukon that hit and killed 47-year-old Israel Sanchez, who was crossing the street at a painted crosswalk.
In their lawsuit, filed in July, Sanchez’s family said that Klinghoffer “was using a device mere seconds before he crashed into the decedent,” and that he had “10 seconds of time to see a pedestrian lawfully using a marked crosswalk in a residential neighborhood and adjust his speed or course accordingly, had defendant merely been attentive to his surroundings.”
Klinghoffer has been charged with vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence, a misdemeanor. Last month, he pleaded not guilty. More
The judge’s ruling is sound. That said, Klinghoffer is going to otherwise lose his shirt in the civil case.
That asshole has no conscience if he can stupidly run a person down then evade all responsibility for it, refusing to offer even a widow’s mite to the woman he made a widow.
I hope he has nightmares about the man he killed until he commits suicide over it.
Soon.
“Klinghoffer’s attorney told the news site TMZ in July: “After Josh struck this pedestrian in the intersection, he immediately pulled over, stopped the car, called 911 and waited until police and the ambulance arrived… This was purely a tragic accident.””
…good for him.
But it was an AVOIDABLE accident.
Its nice he called an ambulance to collect his victim, but it sure would have been better if he hadnt made one in the FIRST place…
Hard to keep all these lowlifes straight. Who was the other perv in the news lately? Poo Fighters or something like that?
F these assholes. Enjoy your “infamy”.
^^^^nothing more to add. Except maybe more dudes for Kamala.
Never heard of that guy, the guitarist in that band was John Frusciante, I thought.
Never a fan of the band, but Frusciante was a decent player.
Sanchez’s family said that Klinghoffer “was using a device mere seconds before he crashed into the decedent,” and that he had “10 seconds of time to see a pedestrian lawfully using a marked crosswalk in a residential neighborhood and adjust his speed or course accordingly, had defendant merely been attentive to his surroundings.”
Klinghoffer has been charged with vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence, a misdemeanor.
Mehh,, killt’em,, it’s a misdemeanor..
Wait!! It’s a What??
If being on your phone,distracted, then hanging up and having ten seconds, ( 1/6th of a minute. Assuming 30 mph, a minute=1/2 mile, so,16%ish of 2,640′ 10%=264″+5%@ 132′,,okay,, it’s slightly Over a football field) and he Still hit the guy?
HownaHell is that Not Gross Negligence? Just how inattentive and unconcerned do ya hafta Be?
How far did the guy go flying?
Klinghoffer’s lawyer gave the “judge” a thicker envelope than did Sanchez’s.
Straight-up negligent homicide.
mortem tyrannis
izlamo delenda est …
good lawyer
twinkie defense?
In what world is a “manslaughter” charge a misdemeanor? California should change the name of this chare to “Opps! my bad.”