LA<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0plastic surgeon Dr Peter Grossman, fatally struck Mark Iskander, 11, and his brother Jacob, 8, while speeding in the city of Westlake Village on 29 September 2020.<\/p>\nShe was found guilty of two counts of second-degree murder and gross vehicular manslaughter, and one felony count of hit-and-run driving resulting in death.<\/p>\n
Grossman, 60, faces 34 years to life in prison.<\/p>\n
The boys’ mother said attending the court proceedings “felt like I am attending the funeral of the boys again, day after day”.<\/p>\n
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(L-R) Mark and Jacob Iskander. (Image: Nancy Iskander\/X)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
“Someone is now held accountable. Mark and Jacob did not die, Mark and Jacob were murdered,” Nancy Iskander said after the verdict.<\/p>\n
Data from Grossman’s white Mercedes showed she was travelling at 81mph, slowing to 73mph less than two seconds before a collision that set off her airbags.<\/p>\n
Before the crash, she had been at a nearby restaurant with her then lover Scott Erickson, a former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher.<\/p>\n
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The boys’ grave. (Image: Nancy Iskander\/X)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
Grossman had one margarita cocktail and Erickson had two, the Los Angeles Times reported that former baseball player Royce Clayton had testified.<\/p>\n
Her lawyers argued that her car was driving behind Erickson’s and he was responsible for the deaths of the boys.<\/p>\n
The Iskander brothers had been approaching a road to cross at around 7pm with their mother Ms Iskander and their younger brother Zachary, 5.<\/p>\n
During the trial, three eyewitnesses testified that they saw a white or light-coloured vehicle hit the boys.<\/p>\n
Ms Isklander also testified that the former baseball player’s car did not hit her children but could have hit her and Zachary.<\/p>\n
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A misdemeanour charge against former baseball player Scott Erickson was dismissed. (Image:<\/span> AP)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
However, Grossman’s lawyer Tony Buzbee argued Erickson’s black SUV hit Jacob, hurling him to a curb, and then hit Mark, throwing him into the path of Grossman’s car, according to the LA Times.<\/p>\n
Erickson denied contributing to the crash in any way. He was initially charged with a misdemeanor count of reckless driving but it was dismissed after he made a public service announcement, the Times said.<\/p>\n
Dr Grossman, medical director of the Grossman Burn Centers – which specialises in reconstructive surgery for burn victims – was called to testify during the trial.<\/p>\n
He said he and Grossman were separated at the time of the crash, living separate lives under the same roof while dating other people.<\/p>\n
Dr Grossman said that out of the hundreds of times he was in the car with his wife he had no recollection of her ever speeding.<\/p>\n
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