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Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer Avoids Jail in Vehicular Manslaughter Case

Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer was sentenced to probation after pleading no contest to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.

Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer will avoid prison time after striking and killing a man with his car in Los Angeles last year, according to a new report. In an Alhambra, California, courtroom on Wednesday (May 28), Klinghoffer pleaded no contest to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence after hitting the man, 47-year-old Israel Sanchez, with his 2022 GMC Yukon on March 18, 2024, according to Rolling Stone. As a result of the no jail plea deal, Klinghoffer was sentenced to one year of informal probation and 60 days of community labor, Rolling Stone reports.

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