Scott Erickson, a former MLB pitcher who played for six teams and didn’t hit back in 1994, is facing charges of reckless driving in connection with an alleged California hit-and-run accident that left two young brothers dead, according to reports.
Erickson was racing against another driver, Rebecca Grossman, the wife of a burn center founder who was previously charged with murder and wrongful death in the case, FOX 11 in Los Angeles reported.
The boys, aged 8 and 11, were hit while walking with their parents and two other family members on a crosswalk marked September 29 in Westlake Village, a community about 37 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. , informed FOX 11.
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The older boy, identified as Mark Iskander, died at the scene, while the younger boy, Jacob Iskander, later died in a hospital.
When the accident occurred, Erickson, 52, was competing against Grossman, 57, of Hidden Hills, the Los Angeles County Public Ministry said, according to the broadcaster.
Los Angeles Dodgers player Scott Erickson plays for a Los Angeles Angels hitter at a baseball game in Los Angeles on April 3, 2005. (Associated Press)
Erickson was arrested on Wednesday, accused of misdemeanor driving. He has a court hearing on March 16, the station reported.
Grossman was arrested on the day of the accident and released on bail on October 1. She was charged on December 30 with two criminal charges, each of homicide and manslaughter, with gross negligence, and a criminal charge of being run over and escaped, resulting in death, FOX 11 reported.
Prosecutors claimed that Grossman continued to drive after assaulting the boys, stopping about 400 meters away.
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She pleaded not guilty to the charges, which could have sent her to prison for up to 34 years if convicted, ESPN reported.
It was not clear why the two drivers were arrested four months apart.
Erickson played for MLB teams from 1990 to 2006, for the Twins, Orioles, Mets, Rangers, Dodgers and Yankees. He was one of the champions of the 1991 World Series of the Twins.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.