Rebecca Grossman was seeking to overturn the charge of murder, after two young boys - Jacob and Mark Iskander - were killed in a hit and run collision in Westlake Village, as they crossed the road at a crosswalk with their younger brother and mother Nancy in September 2020.
Lawyers for Grossman were unsuccessful in a bid to have the murder charges thrown out, at Wednesday's hearing at Van Nuys Courthouse.
Nancy Iskander, the mom of the two boys who were killed, welcomed the decision.
"I'm very thankful, I feel very blessed. We are hoping that we will see justice soon," she said, outside the court.
"It's extremely tough. We miss the boys every day, we have been taken through this for almost two years now, we haven't seen Mark and Jacob, they haven't been in their beds... and I'm here in court."
Judge Brandolino told the court that he doesn’t expect a trial until next year.
Grossman denies the charges.
