California Socialite Rebecca Grossman Sentenced to 15 to Life for Fatal Crosswalk Collision: Justice Served for Mark and Jacob Iskander

California socialite Rebecca Grossman sentenced to 15 to life for killing two children in crosswalkGrossman, founder of the Grossman Burn Foundation, killed Mark Iskander, 11, and brother Jacob, 8, in a speeding car in 2020.

Rebecca Grossman SentencingDowntown Rebecca Grossman will go to the Los Angeles County Van Nuys Courthouse with her family for her sentencing on February 23rd.

A wealthy California woman who founded a fire station in the Los Angeles area was sentenced Monday to 15 years to life in prison for killing two children while they were in a crosswalk more than three years ago.

Rebecca Grossman was speeding when she struck and killed Mark Iskander, 11, and his brother Jacob, 8, in a crosswalk on Sept. 29, 2020, in Westlake Village, a Los Angeles-area town Angeles.

“The loss of these two innocent lives has devastated their families and our community. Ms. Grossman’s callous disregard for human life is a stark reminder of the serious consequences of irresponsible behavior behind the wheel,” said Los Angeles County District Attorney. George. Gascón said in a statement.

A jury in February convicted Grossman of two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of grossly negligent homicide and one count of hit and run.Show sign. photo of Mark Iskander, 11, left, and his brother Jacob Iskander, 8.A sign shows a photo of Mark Iskander, 11, left, and his brother Jacob Iskander, 8, in Nuys Court in front of Van on April 25, 2022.

When Grossman, now 60, hit the boys, he rear-ended a car driven by her then-boyfriend, former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson, prosecutors said. Erickson was not charged.

Prosecutors asked for a sentence of 34 years to life in prison.The boys’ mother, Nancy Iskander, told Grossman on Monday that she has no regrets about killing her two sons, NBC Los Angeles reported.

In a letter to the judge, Grossman said, “I am not a murderer” and “as God is my witness, I did not see anyone or anything on the road,” the station reported. “I swear I would crash my car into a tree to avoid hitting two little boys.”Rebbeca Grossman trial Rebecca Grossman left and her daughters appeared in court in Van Nuys on February 14th. Grossman founded the Grossman Burn Foundation and her husband, Dr. Peter H. Grossman. 

The Charitable Foundation is an arm of the Grossman Burn Center. The Grossman Burn Center was founded by Dr. A. Richard Grossman, Peter Grossman’s father.County Sheriff’s Northern Patrol Division Commander Allen Castellano said in a statement that he hopes the verdict brings comfort to the family.

“This individual showed complete disregard for the life and safety of people in our community through his reckless actions that ultimately destroyed a family and robbed two children of a bright future,” he said.

CORRECTION (June 12, 2024, 9:20 PM ET): An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified the organization founded by Rebecca Grossman. He founded the Grossman Burn Foundation, not the Grossman Burn Center.