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Former Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ to Vehicular Manslaughter

Former Pearl Jam guitarist Josh Klinghoffer pleads not guilty to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter after car accident that killed a man in California.

Josh Klinghoffer, the former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist who went on to play for Pearl Jam and others, pleaded “not guilty” to a misdemeanor charge of vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence in a California courtroom Thursday. Sanchez’s family filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Klinghoffer in July, claiming he was on his cellphone and driving a car with no plates when the incident occurred. Speaking after the hearing on Thursday, attorney Grayson Yoder said Klinghoffer passed in front of a business “seconds” before the crash and “appears to be holding a phone.”

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