Rebecca Grossman's ex-lover takes the stand to admit he drinks daily and blew off wrongful death crash trial to hang out in Mexico with his widowed blonde girlfriend

By NEIL BLINCOW IN VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA Published: 22:43, 11 May 2026 | Updated: 22:53, 11 May 2026 Child killer Rebecca Grossman’s ex-lover Scott Erickson confessed Monday in court that he spent last week golfing in Mexico with his new girlfriend – despite being on the hook for 'tens and tens of millions of dollars' in a wrongful death case. And he admitted he drinks alcohol every day, and even went to have a martini following an earlier court session, posting a picture of himself in a tuxedo, drink in hand.  The former Major League Baseball star made the shock revelations as he spoke publicly for the first time in nearly six years about the horrific crash in which he and Grossman, 64, are accused of causing the deaths of two young brothers. Erickson, 58 – looking tanned and wearing a dark suit with open-necked white shirt – was asked whether he was taking the case seriously and if he thought it was important to be at the trial which could cost him millions if the jury of eight women and four men finds against him. He insisted, ‘This is serious.’ But he went on to admit that he spent last week in Baja California, staying at the golf course home of blonde-haired widow Stacey Kendall Stimson. The World Series winning pitcher also admitted that he was seeing another woman while he was still dating Grossman, during the year after the deadly car crash. Grieving parents, Nancy and Karim Iskander, are seeking millions in damages for the loss of their sons Mark, 11 and eight-year-old Jacob who were fatally injured when Grossman’s speeding white Mercedes smashed into them while she and Erickson were allegedly racing in Westlake Village in LA, in September 2020.   Scott Erickson arrived at the Van Nuys courthouse to give testimony in the ongoing civil trial against him and Rebecca Grossman, who was found responsible for the 2020 deaths of two young boys due to reckless driving Erickson's new girlfriend was identified as Canadian widow Stacey Kimball Stimson, whose husband, Calgary businessman Derek Stimson died in 2023 He was having an affair with Rebecca when she was separated from her plastic surgeon husband Dr. Pete Grossman, who is also a defendant in the lawsuit as the owner of the Mercedes she was driving at the time. In their case against Grossman and Erickson, the Iskanders have claimed that both were ‘impaired’ by alcohol at the time of the death crash. And on Monday at LA Superior Court in Van Nuys, the Iskanders’ lead attorney Brian Panish grilled Erickson about his drinking habits. ‘Do you drink alcohol every day?’ asked Panish, who asked the court to regard Erickson as a hostile witness. ‘Yes,’ said Erickson who admitted that after an earlier appearance he made during jury selection in the civil trial, he went to a bar and drank a Martini – and posted a photo of himself on Instagram, wearing a tuxedo and drinking a Martini. Erickson denied that he was racing Grossman just before the accident and when Panish asked him if he was driving with willful or wanton disregard for the safety of others, he responded ’No.’ But he admitted that police charged him with reckless driving as a result of the crash, though he blurted out, ‘Those charges were dropped.’ He also denied leaving the scene of the accident, saying he did return by foot. But he admitted that when he came back to the scene he did not identify himself to police there. Erickson confessed that he deleted many of his texts with Grossman in the days and months after the crash. Grossman and Erickson had attended a fundraising event in 2020 shortly before the accident. Erickson was charged with misdemeanor reckless driving and his case was resolved in February 2022 Erickson was surrounded by his legal team when he arrived at court in Van Nuys, California, Monday morning  When Panish asked him if he denied any accountability for the deaths of Mark and Jacob Iskander, he responded, ‘Yes.’ And when the attorney told him that he is ‘is accountable’ if he was racing Grossman at the time she killed the boys, Erickson replied, ‘I was never racing.’ Asked about eye witnesses who reported seeing his and Grossman’s cars traveling at high speed, he added, ‘I don’t know about those.’ Stacey Kendall Stimson has now relocated from Calgary, Alberta, to Mexico Erickson confessed to ‘lying to the police and committing perjury’ when he produced the wrong car to cops investigating the death crash. At the time of the accident, he owned two black Mercedes SUVs and the one he produced – which investigators traveled to Las Vegas, where he now lives, to inspect – was not the one he was driving the day of the accident. ‘You lied to police many times in this case, right,’ blasted Panish. ’No,’ replied Erickson. ‘Just about the car.’ Panish showed the court many texts between Grossman and Erickson in which they both professed their love for each other. And on the witness stand Monday, Erickson told the jury that he was in love with Rebecca – and she with him. But, pressed by Panish, he admitted that in 2021, in the months after the crash, he was seeing another woman called Vera Lynn, though he denied dating her, saying she was just ‘a friend.’ Erickson's new love is a Canadian mother-of-one from Calgary, Alberta. Her husband, agricultural equipment businessman Derek Stimson died in 2023 and since then she has relocated to Mexico. Then and now: Rebecca Grossman arriving at court in 2024 and in her mugshot following her imprisonment  Mark and Jacob Iskander were killed on September 29, 2020, after Grossman slammed her Mercedes into them at high speed as they crossed the street The boys' grieving parents Karim and Nancy Iskander are seeking 'millions' in damages, their attorney said at a previous hearing Grossman's Mercedes after the smash. She kept on driving, despite the damage caused to the car after she struck the boys  Grossman is serving 15 years to life in prison after a jury at her February 2024 criminal trial found her guilty of two counts each of second degree murder and vehicular manslaughter, plus one of hit-and-run.  Her legal team at her murder trial blamed the deadly crash on Erickson, who was driving his black Mercedes just ahead of Grossman after the two had earlier shared cocktails. But the 6ft 4in former ballplayer was only slapped with a misdemeanor reckless driving charge that was dismissed after he made a public service announcement about the importance of safe driving. Despite the lack of criminal charges against the former pro pitcher, the Iskanders named Erickson in their civil lawsuit alongside Grossman, holding him equally responsible for the fatal crash. Erickson – who played for six MLB teams during a 16-year baseball career, winning the World Series with the Minnesota Twins in 1991 – vehemently denies any blame in the tragic deaths of the Iskander boys, insisting that Grossman was the only one who caused the terrible pile-up. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. 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