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California socialite magazine publisher, 57, charged with DUI hit-and-run, that ‘killed two young brothers in front of their parents’, may have been drinking and racing her Mercedes, police say

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;433839"><strong>Rebecca Grossman&comma; 57&comma; has been arrested after the horror car crash on Tuesday <&sol;strong> night<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;433839"><strong>The LA Socialite magazine publisher&comma; 57&comma; is charged with DUI hit-and-run after she &&num;8216&semi;kills two young brothers in front of their parents <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;433839"><strong>Grossman allegedly carried one the boys on her hood&comma; for 100ft&&num;8217&semi; before he fell off&comma; and she ran him over while fleeing the scene<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;433839"><strong>She allegedly smashed her speeding Mercedes into two boys who were walking across the crosswalk with their parents and two younger siblings&comma; police said <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;433839"><strong>When the parents saw the vehicle hurtling towards them&comma; they managed to pull the younger two children back in time&comma; but the vehicle struck the two other children&comma;&&num;8217&semi; police said<&sol;strong> <&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;433839"><strong>Mark Iskander&comma; 11&comma; and his younger brother Jacob Iskander&comma; nine&comma; have been identified as the victims<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;433839"><strong>LA County police have said that Grossman may have been drunk&comma; while <&sol;strong>i<strong>nvestigators believe that street racing may have been involved in the incident <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;433839"><strong>Authorities say the have CCTV tape of the incident but will not release the footage now<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;433839"><strong>DUI suspect Rebecca Grossman who is part of a prominent family<&sol;strong>&comma; is <strong>co-founder of the Grossman Burn Foundation with her husband Peter<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;Rebecca-Grossman-left-with-her-husband-Peter-Grossman-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-355640"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Rebecca Grossman seen &lbrack;left&rsqb;&comma; with her husband Peter Grossman&comma; was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and DUI after smashing her speeding Mercedes into brothers&comma; Mark and Jacob Iskander&comma; in Westlake Village&comma; Los Angeles <&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">A member of a prominent Los Angeles family and former magazine publisher has been arrested for allegedly running over two young brothers in a hit-and-run crash while under the influence of alcohol in Los Angeles&period; Rebecca Grossman was out on bail early Thursday after being arrested in connection with the fatal crash&comma; where alcohol has been flagged as a possible factor&period;<br>Grossman&comma; 57&comma;  who is a co-founder of the Grossman Burn Foundation&comma; was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and DUI after smashing her speeding Mercedes into brothers&comma; Mark and Jacob Iskander&comma; in Westlake Village&comma; right in front of parents&period;&period; <br>Mark&comma; 11&comma; died at the scene while his nine-year-old brother&comma; Jacob&comma; died in hospital a few hours later&period; <br>The family of six were all walking together at the time of the tragedy&comma; according to Capt&period; Salvador Becerra of the Los Angeles County Sheriff&&num;8217&semi;s Department&period; &&num;8216&semi;It is a very tragic situation&period; The mother and father were able to pull the other two children back in time&comma; and the vehicle struck the two other children&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Becerra said&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;Mark-left-and-Jacob-Iskander-right-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-355642"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Victims&colon; 11-year-old Mark Iskander &lbrack;left&rsqb;&comma; died at the scene while his younger brother 9-yrar-old Jacob &lbrack;right&rsqb;&comma;&comma; died in hospital a few hours later<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;Rebecca-Grossman-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-355641"&sol;><figcaption><strong>DUI hit and run suspect&comma; Rebecca Grossman&comma; &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; is a co-founder of the Grossman Burn Foundation&period; She was booked on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and DUI and her bail was set at &dollar;2million<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">An image shared by Malibu Lost Hill&&num;8217&semi;s Sheriffs shows Grossman&&num;8217&semi;s Mercedes with a smashed-up hood&period; <br>Investigators who believe street racing may have been involved&comma; claim Grossman is not cooperating with detectives&period; <br>Police said the crash took place around 7&period;10pm&comma; Tuesday&comma; at the intersection of Triunfo Canyon Road and Saddle Mountain Drive&period; Six family members were crossing the three-way intersection on a marked crosswalk on the road with no stoplight&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;Rebecca-Grossmans-Mercedes-Benz-sedan-after-the-crash-that-killed-two-young-brothers-in-Los-Angeles1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-355643"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Rebecca Grossman&&num;8217&semi;s Mercedes is seen with a smashed hood after her suspected DUI crash that killed two young brothers in Los Angeles<&sol;strong>&period; <strong>The photo was released by police<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">The children&&num;8217&semi;s parents Karim and Nancy Iskander heard the speeding Mercedes and reached out to protect their children&period;<br>They were only able to grab their other two children&comma; Zackary &amp&semi; Violet&period; Mark and Jacob were too far away and were hit by the car&comma; according to the police report&period;<br>One of the boys was carried for more than 100ft down the road on the hood of her car before she hit the brakes&comma; according to <a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;abc7&period;com&sol;second-boy-dies-in-apparent-street-racing-crash-in-westlake-village&semi;-suspect-ided&sol;6675066&sol;">KABC<&sol;a>&period; <br>The boy then rolled on to the street and Grossman ran him over while leaving the scene before pulling over a mile and a half away&comma; detectives said&period; <br><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;Rebecca-Grossman-left-with-her-husband-Peter-Grossman-3&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-355646"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Investigators said one boy was carried 100ft on the hood of the car before Grossman&comma; seen &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; with her husband&comma; braked&comma; at which point the boy fell off the car and she ran him over again while fleeing the scene<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Officials who are investigating whether Grossman left the scene of the horrific crash claim they do have surveillance footage of the incident&comma; but won&&num;8217&semi;t be releasing it at this time&period; <br>The accident vehicle&comma; a white Mercedes&comma; which had front-end damage&comma; was towed away about a quarter-mile from the crash scene&period; Meanwhile&comma; a photograph shared by police shows the front end of the car with a massive dent&period;<br>Grossman was booked on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and DUI and her bail was set at &dollar;2million&period;<br>The victims&&num;8217&semi; family is asking for prayers and privacy at this time&period; <br>Mourners were seen on Wednesday dropping off flowers and toys at a memorial set up for the children near the crosswalk close to the crash site&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;10&sol;Memorial-to-Mark-and-Jacob-Iskander-3&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-355647"&sol;><figcaption><strong>A community&&num;8217&semi;s Grief&colon;<&sol;strong> <strong>Residents of the community were seen at the memorial for the Iskander brothers on Wednesday<&sol;strong> <&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">The driver Rebecca Grossman is part of the prominent Grossman family and along with her husband Peter&comma; founded the Grossman Burn Foundation&comma; one of Southern California&&num;8217&semi;s best-known burn centers&period; Her father-in-law&comma; A&period; Richard Grossman&comma; was the founder of the burn center in West Hills&period; <br>He began treating burn patients in 1969 and it is now one of the largest burn centers in the world&period; <br>She is also the former publisher of Westlake Magazine&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;

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