Josh Klinghofferknown for being a guitarist of Red Hot Chili Peppers For a few years and to play with Pearl Jamhe was sued by the family of a forty -seven -year -old man whom he killed in a negligence traffic accident.
The former guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Josh Klinghofferhas accepted a guilt agreement for a charge of vehicular homicide without serious negligence, after an accident occurred in March 2024 in Alhambra, Californiawhere the pedestrian died Israel Sanchez. Wednesday at the Court of Alhambra, Klinghoffer It was declared without opposition to the minor crime of vehicular involuntary homicide without serious negligence. Los Angeles County Judge, Rosa Fegoso, sentenced the musician to a year of probation and sixty days of community work. You will also have to take a driver’s security course and pay restitution.
The incident occurred when Klinghoffer ran over Israel Sanchezof forty -seven years, who crossed through a marked pedestrians. The victim’s family filed a civil demand for unfair death, claiming that Klinghoffer He was distracted, possibly using his mobile phone, and did not stop or reduce the speed before the impact. Although the police did not find conclusive evidence of the use of the telephone, the surveillance images show that the musician briefly inspected the scene before returning to his vehicle.
