Erickson Admits Switching License Plates, Martini Posts at Trial Play

Former Dodger pitcher Scott Erickson was grilled on the witness stand yesterday as he fights to protect his money against legal claims from the parents of two little boys who were mowed down and killed in a crosswalk in 2020.

Erickson and convicted murderer Rebecca Grossman are being sued by the parents of Mark and Jacob Iskander.

Yesterday, Erickson admitted he switched license plates and gave investigators an imposter car, similar to the one he was driving the day that he and Grossman had partied in bars before driving very fast down Triunfo Canyon Road.

He appears to be well aware of how to answer before a jury — answer yes or no as much as possible, do not supply details.

Attorney Brian Panish represents the dead boys' parents. On the stand, Scott Erickson admitted he switched license plates and gave investigators the wrong car as they tried to download speed and velocity data from the day of the crash.

"You lied under oath when you produced the car to be examined by all of these experts and you watched all day as they inspected the car that wasn't involved, didn't you, sir?" Panish asked.

"Yes," Erickson answered.

The Iskanders' attorney painted Erickson as a party animal who posted himself drinking a cocktail during jury selection on his Instagram account.

"Is it true sir that you left court during the jury selection and went straight to get a martini?" Panish asked. Erickson answered yes.

Panish also pressed Erickson on whether he and Grossman had been racing.

"Did you discuss with her, don't tell anyone you were drinking? Did you discuss with her, don't tell anyone you were racing?"

"We weren't racing," Erickson said.

Erickson is a frequent Malibu surfer. There has been testimony that he was having a beer and a burger at Point Dume just 24 hours after the two boys were killed.

Trial will continue for the next six to eight weeks or so.