Intensive care nurse Nicole Linton, who is charged in a Los Angeles collision that killed six people, has been involved in THIRTEEN previous incidents
After her car collided with at least six other vehicles and killed four adults, an 11-month-old baby and an unborn child, Nicole, 37, was charged with six counts of murder.
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Anne Heche
LA, CA:
According to various reports, the nurse in the intensive care unit, suspected of having caused an accident which resulted in the death of six people, including a pregnant mother and her unborn child, has a history of car accidents and has mental health issues. health in the past. On Monday August 8, Nicole Lorraine Linton, a 37-year-old traveling nurse from Houston, Texas, was charged with six counts of murder in connection with the August 4 accident.
According to the Daily Mail, the nurse was said to have been involved in 13 previous collisions, but she was still contracted to work in a hospital and allowed to drive after those collisions. When Linton allegedly ran a red light at speeds of up to 90 miles per hour shortly after 1:30 p.m., the prosecution said she was driving. According to allegations, she collided with at least six automobiles. Asherey Ryan, 23 and pregnant at the time of the crash, her 11-month-old son Alonzo and 24-year-old boyfriend Reynold Lester all died in the crash. There were apparently two other women who were killed, but their names have not been made public. They were passengers in another vehicle. Five additional people were assessed and treated for non-life-threatening injuries before being released. Six counts of murder have been filed against the suspect in connection with the deaths of four people, an 11-month-old child and an unborn child. Ryan’s unborn child is not included in the five counts of manslaughter by vehicle that have been brought against the defendant.
Linton worked as a contractor at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Hospital while in the city of Los Angeles. AMN Healthcare, a nursing contractor organization she joined in October 2020 and worked for as a nurse. According to her LinkedIn page, Linton worked for General Motors as a sales manager until 2009. She left her position in 2009. Despite the fact that she only graduated from NYU’s nursing program ‘in 2015, she started working in the health sector in 2010. as an “extern”. On Tuesday, August 9, AMN Healthcare did not provide an immediate response to inquiries regarding Linton’s qualifications.
On Tuesday, the California Highway Patrol, which is investigating the accident, decided not to release any information about Linton’s previous driving record. On Monday, Los Angeles City Attorney George Gascón followed suit and declined to answer reporters’ questions about the suspect’s driving history, citing the ongoing investigation. According to the New York Post, he was quoted as saying, “We’re not addressing that at this point.
In court on August 8, the attorney representing Linton said his client had a “profound” history of mental health issues in other locations. He claimed they were a contributing factor in the collision and requested that his arraignment be postponed until October. She had no drugs or alcohol in her system, and it’s unclear what motivated her to run the red light and cross the intersection. According to a Daily Mail article, the publication obtained accident records from two events involving Linton in the state of Texas, one in 2013 and the other in 2016. It remains unclear why Linton was able to work in the healthcare industry, much less in the intensive care unit (ICU), despite significant mental health challenges, as detailed by his attorney.
As she was charged with six counts of murder, Linton wept openly in the courtroom. The Los Angeles Times quoted George Gascón as saying that Linton could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted on all counts.
