Former MLB pitcher Scott Erickson made threats after he was seen hiding near fatal crash scene, daughter says

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Former Minnesota Twins pitcher Scott Erickson was initially charged with misdemeanor reckless driving after a 2020 crash killed two young boys in Southern California. The victims were brothers, ages 8 and 11. 

As Los Angeles Sheriff's deputies questioned Rebacca Grossman the night of the fatal wreck, Erickson may have been hiding nearby, according to new testimony from Grossman's daughter. 

Alexis Grossman told jurors that Erickson smelled of alcohol when he arrived at the family's home sometime after the deadly incident. She added that Erickson made threats related to sharing details about his whereabouts with authorities. "Don’t tell anyone you saw me, or I will ruin you and your family," Alexis said Erickson told her.

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Scott Erickson, #19 of the Minnesota Twins, looks on before a baseball game against the New York Yankees on June 1, 1993, at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York. (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

Rebecca Grossman is charged with two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and one count of hit-and-run driving resulting in death. The defense argues that Erickson, not Grossman, initially struck the two brothers while they were in a crosswalk on Triunfo Canyon Road.

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Erickson and his representatives have consistently denied that the former Major League Baseball star was involved in any wrongdoing. The reckless driving charged against Erickson was dropped after he issued a public service announcement about the importance of safe driving.

Rebecca