Crime & Safety
Hall Of Famer Faces Trial For Suspected Manslaughter: Report
A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee is accused of distracted driving in a fatal collision with a pedestrian earlier this year.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Josh Klinghoffer will be arraigned on a manslaughter charge on Thursday, according to reports.
Klinghoffer, who has worked with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam and Jane's Addiction, is suspected of distracted driving in a fatal collision with pedestrian Israel Sanchez in Alhambra in March.
According to KTLA, Sanchez was walking in a crosswalk when he was struck by a GMC Yukon allegedly driven by Klinghoffer. Sanchez's daughter filed a lawsuit against Klinghoffer in July on behalf of her father.
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The guitarist is also facing a misdemeanor charge of vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence, according to court records.
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