US EditionFormer Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist Accepts Plea Deal in Fatal Collision
- On May 28, 2025, Josh Klinghoffer, previously a member of the band Red Hot Chili Peppers, entered a no contest plea to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in a court in Alhambra, California.
- This plea deal followed an incident on March 18, 2024, when Klinghoffer struck pedestrian Israel Sanchez at a crosswalk while driving a GMC Yukon.
- Sanchez, 47, died hours later, and his family filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging Klinghoffer was distracted and failed to brake before impact.
- Klinghoffer was given a sentence that includes a 12-month period of probation without formal incarceration, along with 60 days of community service, completion of a driver safety course, and restitution to be determined at a future time.
- A court hearing on the civil wrongful death case is scheduled for July 1, 2025, leaving potential further legal consequences unresolved.
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Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist accepts plea deal in fatal collision
Musician Josh Klinghoffer, who has performed with Pearl Jam and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, accepted a plea deal on Wednesday, May 28, to avoid jail time in connection with a fatal pedestrian collision in Alhambra last March, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said. Klinghoffer, 45, was sentenced to one year of informal probation and 60 days of community labor after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of vehicular manslaugh…
Former Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist Receives Sentencing in Vehicular Manslaughter Case
Josh Klinghoffer, a former guitarist for Red Hot Chili Peppers, has been sentenced in his vehicular manslaughter case, and the musician will avoid jail time. The case stems from a 2024 incident wherein Klinghoffer was driving his GMC Yukon in Alhambra, California, when he struck a pedestrian. The 47-year-old man, Israel Sanchez, later died from his injuries. Klinghoffer pleaded not guilty, via NME, to a vehicular manslaughter charge, but has now…
No Jail Time for Rock Hall of Famer
Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer has avoided jail time with a plea deal in his vehicular manslaughter case . He pleaded no contest to the charge in California on Wednesday and was sentenced to one year of informal probation and 60 days of community labor, Rolling Stone reports....
Josh Klinghoffer, ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist, takes plea deal in fatal collision
Klinghoffer, 45, was charged in the death of Israel Sanchez in March after a collision last year in Alhambra. The Rock Hall inductee was sentenced to 60 days of labor and probation.
Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist takes plea deal in fatal crash: report
(KTLA) – Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer has reportedly accepted a plea deal to avoid jail time in connection with the death of a pedestrian in Alhambra, California, in March of last year. Klinghoffer, 45, pleaded no contest to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence in an Alhambra courtroom Wednesday, according to Rolling Stone. He received one year of informal probation and 60 days of community labor…
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