Overview
- Erickson, testifying Monday in Van Nuys, said he was not racing Rebecca Grossman when her Mercedes struck Mark and Jacob Iskander in a Westlake Village crosswalk.
- He acknowledged deleting WhatsApp exchanges with Grossman after the 2020 crash and said he did not contact police until they reached him more than a week later.
- Questioned by the family’s lawyer, he admitted telling police he was driving 50 to 55 mph in a 45 zone and said he accelerated when he saw the boys instead of braking.
- Pressed on his handling of evidence, he confirmed he provided investigators a different Mercedes than the one he drove that day and agreed he had lied under oath about that switch.
- The family argues Erickson and Grossman were racing, citing vehicle data that put her speed at roughly 70 to 80-plus mph and testimony from ex-teammate Royce Clayton, and the civil jury will decide fault and damages as Grossman serves a 15-years-to-life sentence.