Former RHCP Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer Sued After Crashing Pedestrians

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JAKARTA - Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer has just been involved in a fatal incident. He was also required to take responsibility for his actions.

Quoting Variety, this unfortunate incident occurred in March yesterday. Josh, who was driving his car in Alhambra, California, accidentally hit a pedestrian and died.

The victim was Israel Sanchez, 47 years old. He suffered blunt object trauma to the head, was given help but his life could not be saved.

The victim's attorney filed a lawsuit against the musician's negligence which resulted in the death of his client. He filed the lawsuit along with evidence of video recordings around the scene.

Meanwhile lawyer Josh Klinghoffer said his client was sorry and had tried to help.

"It was a tragic accident. After Josh hit a pedestrian at a crossroads, he immediately pulled over, turned off the car and called 911 until the police and ambulance arrived," he said.

"Of course, he was very cooperative with the police throughout the investigation of this accident. This incident was truly a tragic incident," he said.