Former nurse guilty of murder in high-speed crash that killed 6 in Windsor Hills
The woman who ran a red light at 130 mph and caused a crash that killed six people, including an unborn baby, was found guilty on six counts of second-degree murder Friday and is facing life behind bars.Jurors took only three hours to convict Nicole Linton, 41, in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom.The charges stemmed from the Aug.
4, 2022, crash at the intersection of La Brea and Slauson avenues.Linton will be sentenced December 1.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.
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Never miss a story Linton’s defense said she had suffered a seizure that prohibited her from stopping her Mercedes-Benz, leading to the crash.23-year-old Asherey Ryan of Los Angeles, who as 8 1/2 months pregnant, along with her unborn child, her 11-month-old son Alonzo Quintero and her 23-year-old boyfriend, Reynold Lester of Los Angeles, who were in a Jaguar that was split “in half” among those killed in the crash.Nathesia Lewis, 43, and her friend, 38-year-old Lynette Noble were also killed.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!Linton and nine other people were injured in the crash.Prosecutors said Linton walked off her shift as a traveling nurse at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center that afternoon, planning to quit, before deliberately maneuvering her car as she accelerated downhill toward the intersection.The deputy district attorney also pointed to Linton’s bipolar disorder diagnosis and alleged failure to take her medication, as well as prior episodes of aggressive behavior.In one 2016 incident, prosecutors said she struck a wom...