Ex-Purple Sizzling Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer is not going to be going through jail time over the vehicular manslaughter cost leveled in opposition to him final yr. Klinghoffer, who extra lately has served as a touring guitarist with Pearl Jam, was charged with vehicular manslaughter with out gross negligence again in August of 2025.
That cost was filed in opposition to him for being behind the wheel of an SUV that struck and killed Israel Sanchez at a crosswalk in Alhambra, CA on March 18th, 2024. This previous September, Klinghoffer entered a not responsible plea in response to the cost.
Per court docket proceedings that happened right this moment, Could twenty eighth, 2025, Klinghoffer has accepted a no-jail plea deal. Rolling Stone report that, Klinghoffer pleaded no contest to the that cost per the deal. In flip, he might be sentenced to at least one yr of casual probation and 60 days of group labor. He should additionally full a driver security class and pay restitution nonetheless to be decided at a later date.
Sanchez’s daughter Ashley was in attendance on the court docket and gave a sufferer influence assertion that immediately addressed Klinghoffer, telling him that he had prompted “deep and lasting trauma” to her household.
Ashley stays locked in authorized motion in opposition to Klinghoffer by way of a civil wrongful loss of life lawsuit. That go well with has been amended after going through a number of challenges to this point. Per a listening to this previous January, a decide denied Ashley the chance to hunt punitive damages.
The decide dominated on the time that Klinghoffer‘s actions didn’t provably represent “willful and aware disregard” for the security of others. The subsequent listening to in that civil case will happen July 01st.
