Former Pearl Jam guitarist Josh Klinghoffer pleads not guilty to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter after car accident that killed a man in California.
and others, pleaded “not guilty” to a misdemeanor charge of vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence in a California courtroom Thursday.
Klinghoffer did not attend the hearing in person but entered the plea through his lawyer, Blair Berk. The criminal charge, filed quietly in August, stems fromin the city of Alhambra, just east of Los Angeles. Klinghoffer, 44, was driving a black 2022 GMC Yukon when his vehicle struck pedestrian Israel Sanchez in a crosswalk. Sanchez, 47, was pronounced dead at a hospital later that day from blunt force trauma.
Sanchez’s family filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Klinghoffer in July, claiming he was on his cellphone and driving a car with no plates when the incident occurred. The lawsuit claims video suggest Klinghoffer “was likely driving while distracted” and that he “made no braking or slowing motion until after he fatally struck” Sanchez.that “no criminal intent is alleged” and a review of the evidence determined “there was no phone involved.
Klingoffer’s criminal case is due back in court on Oct. 31. The civil case, which is seeking medical costs and damages for pain and suffering, has a hearing set for Oct. 18.NYC Mayor Eric Adams Has Been Indicted on Federal Criminal Chargesin July. “Josh immediately pulled over, stopped the vehicle, called 911, and waited until police and the ambulance arrived. He is fully cooperating with the traffic investigation.
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