Canada
This article was added by the user . TheWorldNews is not responsible for the content of the platform.

A nurse in a violent Los Angeles accident that killed five people charged with murder

If convicted on all charges, she could face 90 years in prison.

Article Author:

Associated Press

Associated Press

This aerial image taken from video provided by KABC-TV shows authorities responding to a traffic collision in the suburban neighbourhood Windsor Hills, of Los Angeles, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022.
This aerial image was obtained from a video provided by KABC-TV in response to a traffic accident in the Windsor Hills suburb of Los Angeles on Thursday. Indicates the authority to , August 4, 2022. Photo Credit KABC-TV /ASSOCIATED PRESS

Los Angeles — The driver killed five An 8-and-a-half-month-old fetus was charged Monday with murder after he was suspected of causing a violent crash.

Nicole Lorraine Linton has been charged with gross negligence in her six counts of murder and her five counts of vehicular manslaughter, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.

If convicted on all charges, she could face her 90-year prison sentence.

Linton, her 37-year-old itinerant nurse from Houston, Texas, appeared in court for the first time on Monday after being discharged from the hospital over the weekend. Lynton, who appeared in a wheelchair, did not file her petition, and her arraignment continued until October. She was ordered to be held without bail pending a bail hearing next week. , fled a red light and slammed into a car at a busy intersection in unincorporated Windsor Hills, about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of downtown. Los Angeles. Several victims were thrown from their vehicles and several vehicles caught fire.

Nicole Linton appears in Los Angeles Superior Court for arraignment on murder charges stemming from a traffic accident, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Frederick M. Brown/Daily Mail.com via AP, Pool)
Nicole Linton was found guilty of murder in Los Angeles Superior Court. from a car accident in Los Angeles on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, when arraignment was sought on the indictment of (Frederick M. Brown/Daily Mail.com via AP, Pool)

The accident killed 23-year-old Ashley Ryan, her 11-month-old son Alonzo Quintero, and her boyfriend. has died, Reynold Lester, Sha'seana Kerr said in a GoFundMe post.

Lester's family told his KABC-TV that the 24-year-old security guard is the father of Ryan's eight-and-a-half-month unborn child. Family members said Ryan was on his way to see a doctor for a prenatal diagnosis when he was killed. , the fetus was identified by the coroner's office as Armani Lester and was listed as having been born on the same day he died.

"A young family was destroyed in an instant," District Attorney George Gascon said at a press conference.

Two of her other women were also killed, but their names were not released as of Monday.

"Debris from a violent collision at this intersection was cleared and traffic was eventually reopened, but with devastating consequences for the families and friends of the casualties," said Gascon. said. "It's a huge loss, not just to our families, but to our entire community who learned of this incredible tragedy or saw a viral video of the crash," he said. said they found no evidence that Linton was under the influence of alcohol, but prosecutors said she had a history of dangerous crashes and knew of the threat her driving behavior posed. The Los Angeles Times reported

opening envelope

from the newsroom to your inbox at noon for the latest headlines, stories, opinions and photos of the Toronto Sun. will arrive.

By clicking the subscribe button, you agree to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email. Post Media Networks Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300