Musician Josh Klinghoffer, who has carried out with Pearl Jam and the Pink Scorching Chili Peppers, accepted a plea deal on Wednesday, Could 28, to keep away from jail time in reference to a deadly pedestrian collision in Alhambra final March, the Los Angeles County District Legal professional’s Workplace stated.
Klinghoffer, 45, was sentenced to 1 yr of casual probation and 60 days of group labor after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor cost of vehicular manslaughter with out gross negligence, DA spokeswoman Pamela Johnson stated. He was additionally ordered to finish a driver security course and pay restitution. A progress and restitution listening to is scheduled for Aug. 19.
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On March 18, 2024, Israel Sanchez, 47, was strolling to a grocery retailer when he entered a protected crosswalk at Major Road and Meridian Avenue and was struck by Klinghoffer’s SUV, officers stated.
Sanchez fell to the bottom and was dragged a brief distance earlier than the car got here to a cease, in response to video footage offered by the household’s lawyer. He later died on the hospital.
Klinghoffer remained on the scene and was not taken into custody on the time.
In July, the sufferer’s daughter, Ashley Sanchez, filed a wrongful dying lawsuit towards the musician, alleging Klinghoffer had been utilizing his telephone whereas driving and that the SUV lacked a license plate on the time of the crash.
Klinghoffer’s lawyer within the civil case, Andrew B. Brettler, stated in a earlier assertion that Klinghoffer “immediately pulled over, stopped the vehicle, called 911, and waited until police and the ambulance arrived.”
He initially pleaded not responsible to the cost.
