California socialite Rebecca Grossman received a sentence of 15 to life in prison for her horrific crosswalk killings
A wealthy philanthropist receives a lengthy sentence for hitting and running. Rebecca Grossman, a well-known California socialite and co-founder of a burn center foundation in Los Angeles, received a sentence ranging from 15 years to life in prison on Monday. Her sentence follows the hit-and-run deaths of two boys: Mark Iskander, 11, and his brother Jacob, 8. The Western Australian pair was crossing a street in Westlake Village on Sept. 29, 2020. ## The Incident: Speeding and Tragedy in a Crosswalk Grossman was speeding when she fatally hit the Iskander brothers in a crosswalk that fateful night. However, her recklessness at the wheel would result in an immeasurable loss for the Iskander family and for society as a whole. The violent and unnecessary loss of two innocent lives has rocked their family and our community. “Ms. Grossman's complete disregard for […]
