The incident took place in Alhambra, California, on March 18, when the pedestrian Israel Sánchez47, he was hit by a car and then was declared dead in a local hospital for blunt trauma.
Later that year, the guitarist who has also played with Pearl Jam, Jane’s Addiction, Iggy Pop, Elton John and Morrisseyhe declared himself innocent of the position of vehicular homicide.
In a guilt agreement reached yesterday (May 28), Klinghoffer accepted the minor charge of vehicular homicide without serious negligence. This position allows you to avoid jail as part of the sentence.
A Los Angeles County Judge has sentenced him to 60 days of community works and a year of informal probation. You have also been ordered that you complete a course on road safety and pay compensation. The cost of this compensation will be determined later.
This was the lawsuit against Josh Klinghoffer
After the incident last March, Sánchez’s family sued Klinghofoffer for guilty homicide. In demand, They alleged that the guitarist was using his phone At that time and that he probably drove distracted.
They also said that the musician “did not stop or reduce the speed until after fatally run over.”
In a statement shared with Pitchfork last summer, Klinghoffer’s lawyer, Andrew B. Brettler, described the incident as “A tragic accident”.
He added: “After the pedestrian outrage, Josh stopped immediately, stopped the vehicle, called 911 and waited for the police and ambulance to arrive. He is fully cooperating with the traffic investigation.”
At that time, the lawyer of the Sánchez family, Nick Rowley, told Variety that “they have a video of him on his cell phone at the time he hit and killed Israel Sánchez.”
“Israel Sánchez headed to the supermarket to prepare soup for his family and never returned home,” he added. “He did everything correctly, paying attention to traffic that came in the opposite direction and respecting the pedestrian signals, but tragically, Mr. Klinghofoffer, in a hurry and speaking on the phone, ran over him mortally behind with a large truck. The loss and pain faced by the Sánchez family are immense. We will not stop until they give up accounts and just justice for Mr. Sánchez and his family.”
The audience on the case is set for July 1, 2025.
Klinghofoffer played the guitar with the Red Hot Chili Peppers from 2009 to 2019 And, in 2020, it was announced that the band would leave.
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