Again in July, Josh Klinghoffer, the former guitarist of Red Hot Chili Peppers, was sued for wrongful death and negligence for allegedly operating over and killing a pedestrian in Alhambra, California. The lawsuit was filed by the household of Israel Sanchez, the 47-year-old man who was struck by the musician’s automobile within the March 18 incident. In the present day, Klinghoffer was arraigned in Alhambra on a misdemeanor cost of vehicular manslaughter with out gross negligence. By way of his lawyer, Blair Bernholz Berk, the musician pleaded not responsible, Rolling Stone reviews.
Based on the lawsuit, Klinghoffer was allegedly on his cellphone whereas driving an SUV and made a left flip whereas Sanchez walked throughout the road in a marked crosswalk. The affect prompted blunt-force trauma to the top, and Sanchez died from his accidents hours later. The criticism additionally states that no arrest was made within the incident.
Klinghoffer’s legal professional within the civil case, Andrew B. Brettler, referred to as it “a tragic accident” in a press release to Pitchfork. “After the automobile struck the pedestrian, Josh instantly pulled over, stopped the car, referred to as 911, and waited till police and the ambulance arrived. He’s totally cooperating with the site visitors investigation,” stated Brettler.
“Mr. Klinghoffer must be arrested and prosecuted for murder. Now we have a video of him on his cellphone on the time he hit and killed Israel Sanchez, a loving father, in a crosswalk,” the Sanchez household’s legal professional, Nick Rowley, informed Variety. “Israel Sanchez was on his approach to the grocery retailer to make soup for his household and by no means got here house. He did every part proper, in search of oncoming site visitors and abiding by pedestrian signage, however tragically Mr. Klinghoffer, in a rush and on his cellphone, hit him fatally from behind with a big SUV. The loss and grief that the Sanchez household now faces is immense. We won’t cease till there’s accountability and justice for Mr. Sanchez and his household.”
Klinghoffer performed guitar with the Purple Scorching Chili Peppers from 2009 to 2019, when he was replaced by returning member John Frusciante. Klinghoffer was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 2012, making him the youngest inductee ever on the time. Since leaving the band, he has been performing as a touring member of Pearl Jam and Jane’s Addiction.
