Josh Klinghoffer, the former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist who recently toured with Pearl Jam, accepted a no-jail plea deal today to resolve allegations he failed to yield while driving and accidentally struck and killed a pedestrian last year. The musician appeared in a courtroom in Alhambra, California, and pleaded …
Read More »Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer Scores Key Win in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
A California judge has sided with former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer and struck down major portions of a wrongful death lawsuit that alleges Klinghoffer was on his cell phone “mere seconds before” he piloted his GMC Yukon into a crosswalk and fatally struck a man last March. …
Read More »Former Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer Pleads 'Not Guilty' to Vehicular Manslaughter
Josh Klinghoffer, the former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist who went on to play for Pearl Jam and others, pleaded “not guilty” to a misdemeanor charge of vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence in a California courtroom Thursday. Klinghoffer did not attend the hearing in person but entered the plea through …
Read More »Former Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer Sued for Wrongful Death Over Fatal Traffic Accident
Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer was hit with a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday, accusing him of negligence behind the wheel that led to the death of 47-year-old California grandfather Israel Sanchez. According to the suit — filed at the Superior Court of the State of California on …
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