A fiery streak led to one car. I had to pick him up, he was gushing blood, Seiberling said. Before that, he was the criminal justice reporter for the Brooklyn Eagle. Lintons lawyers noted that blood tests showed their client had no narcotics or alcohol in her system except for fentanyl that was given to her after the crash. Police arrested Linton while she was still in the hospital being treated for minor injuries following the crash. An ICU nurse suspected of causing a fiery crash in Los Angeles that killed six people and injured eight more has been charged with multiple counts of murder.. Nicole Lorrine Linton, 37, was charged with six counts of murder and five counts of gross vehicular manslaughter, prosecutors announced on Monday, according to KTLA.. Ms Lintons (Frederick M. Brown/AP). All Rights Reserved. But Lintons lawyers argued that mental health issues and Lintons apparently bizarre actions are no reason to keep her locked up and that Linton should be released for testing at UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital. The two victims, both juniors at Montgomery High School, walked into an art classroom around 11:15 a.m. and began fighting with the freshman, Santa Rosa Police Chief John Cregan said during a news conference. They said she would wear an ankle monitor or submit to any other conditions imposed by the court. Nicole Linton appeared in Los Angeles County District court to hear the charges brought against her, according to CBS LA: Eight vehicles in total, including Lintons, were involved in the crash. The other victims had minor injuries and included a 33-year-old woman and six children ranging in age from 1 to 15 years old, Pepi said. 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Her lawyers said an online therapist told her she merely suffered from anxiety. Winter treated Linton at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Surveillance video shows a speeding sedan approaching the busy intersection at La Brea and Slauson avenues shortly after 1:30 that afternoon. If convicted of all charges, she faces a potential sentence of 90 years to life in prison. "Californias Safe Surrender Baby Law would have allowed the defendants to walk away from the hospital and leave baby Diego in the care of medical staff. Lyon County Sheriff's Office received multiple Security cameras caught Linton traveling at approximately 90 miles per hour in her Mercedes-Benz when she ran a red light at the intersection of La Brea and Slauson avenues in the LA neighborhood of Windsor Hills. Ryan was 8 months pregnant when she was killed. They got backup in the letter of a family friend of Linton, a former federal prosecutor in Washington D.C. The next day, at Ben Taub psychiatric hospital, Linton required stitches on her forehead after she banged her head into a glass partition while ranting about the police and Supreme Court, the lawyers wrote. I cried. She did not enter a plea in the case, and her next hearing was scheduled for Aug. 15. "This is completely out of left field. In 2022, SRPD responded to 945 calls for service at schools here in Santa Rosa. February 25, 2023 8:43pm. SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) A 16-year-old student involved in a fight at a Northern California high school was fatally stabbed Wednesday inside a classroom full of The freshman fled and was later found hiding in a creek bed and taken into custody, Cregan said. While the extent of Lintons injuries from the crash were not included in the report, Winter mentioned fractures and Lintons lawyers said that the traveling nurse is using a wheelchair to move around jail. Fox 11 Los Angeles reported that tears could be seen running down Lintons face during her first court appearance on Monday. Nothing will change. Its all of this that needs to change. Authorities say Linton was behind the wheel of the Mercedes and was traveling 90 mph when she blew through a light that had been red for nine seconds and barreled into passing traffic. Linton is accused of speeding her sedan down La Brea Avenue toward the busy intersection at Slauson Avenue shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 4. Her job took her to North Carolina, Texas, Georgia and finally to California, where she has been licensed since 2021, most recently working at Kaiser Permanente's West Los Angeles Medical Center. Lintons mental health deteriorated further after she stopped taking her psychiatric medication during the pandemic. 10 people run from traffic stop in west Houston, Memorial Villages PD says, Man ticketed for feeding Houston's homeless outside of library. The deadly crash has outraged the community, with many wondering how a nurse who authorities say is linked to so many prior crashes has kept her driver's license. According to records, Linton moved from the Washington, D.C. area to Laredo in 2013 before moving to Houston in 2014. While the wreckage of this fiery crash at this intersection was removed and traffic eventually resume, there is catastrophic damage to the families and friends of those killed and injured, Gascn said. On Monday, Gascn said so far police have not developed evidence of alcohol use, but they are continuing to investigate. In December 2020 an ICU nurse in Southern California told the WSWS that she felt like she was experiencing an endless conveyor belt of death.. "For what? Five cars were struck in the chaos, including several that caught fire. George Gascn said in announcing charges against Linton. She also careened into an SUV carrying a family of seven. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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Her sister Camille Linton said in a letter to the court that Nicoles studies to be a nurse anesthetist caused her first mental health breakdown. She took my son's only cousin. While no evidence of driving under the influence currently exist, CHP pointed to 13 previous car crashes involving Linton as proof she understood the risks of her behavior, according to the Los Angeles Times. Texas traveling nurse facing murder charges in California crash that killed 6. "She was such a beautiful lady," Jean Martin of Windsor Hills said, who attended the vigil. A California nurse who crashed her car and killed six people was experiencing a mental health crisis, her lawyers argue. He then took a long hiatus from nursing and surrounded himself with support from friends, family and attended therapy. Linton was also believed to be a flight risk since she works as a traveling nurse, so the judge denied a request to set bail. International Committee of the Fourth International. The revelations came in a comprehensive filing by Nicole Lintons defense attorneys that offers the most detailed narrative yet of the events leading up to the horrific crash that killed five people and an unborn child. Published: Mar. Another student also suffered a stab wound and the suspect, a 15-year-old freshman, is in custody, according to Santa Rosa police. Can severe weather cancel the Houston Rodeo? I didnt sleep one bit. The conduct was so egregious that, based on that conduct, we can imply there was malice, District Attorney George Gascn said during a press conference. Ryan's younger sister, Cotie Davis, 20, remembered how she used to do Ryan's hair and how they both were studying for college degrees in criminal justice. His body was later found by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office dive team in waters near San Francisco's Dumbarton Bridge. Lauren Coronado reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. Nicole Lorraine Linton was a traveling nurse who picked up shifts across the country, working for short stretches where she was needed. A nurse at Kaiser's Santa Clara Medical Center died by suicide this week while at work in the emergency room. Otherwise, Linton should be released on no more than $300,000 bail, the attorneys said, adding that was all Linton could afford. Her Mercedes struck at least five other cars, setting at least three on fire. The nurse has not yet been named, but reports by coworkers on social media confirm the nurse carried out the suicide in the supply room while he was on shift, and that the event took place in front of a coworker. The occupants of six other vehicles, including five in an SUV and another driver in another vehicle, were also injured. Nurses are burnt out and COVID highlighted how undervalued our labor is and we are nothing but a commodity to hospitals. I am absolutely shocked," said a college friend of Linton's who requested anonymity. (Damian Dovarganes/AP). Lintons attorney asked the court for $300,000 bail. She then went back to work, and called her sister again at 1:24 p.m. saying she was leaving work again, just minutes before the crash. Linton graduated with a degree in marketing from Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 2007, only pivoting toward a career in nursing after, according to her friend from college. SUGGESTED: Infant dies months after being abused by adult, police say. Linton was among the injured, police said. Some Angelenos have made a pilgrimage to the intersection to grieve, erecting makeshift memorials for those killed. Another six children and two adults were also injured in the wreck. Teachers initially broke up the fight but the freshman pulled out a folding knife and stabbed the juniors, the chief said. A GoFundMe has been set up to help Asherey's family with funeral expenses. In one post he spoke about his COVID-19 patients: I feel for them as deep as human empathy can allow, but I fear the long-term effects this may have on every clinical worker navigating this pandemic and in these situations. Some media have reported that Linton was drinking before the incident, but these claims have yet to be confirmed by authorities. Eight people were also injured. Lintons attorney asked the court to continue her arrangement into October as he investigates her documented profound mental health issues, according to the Times: Dhanidina did not elaborate on Lintons mental health but said the Windsor Hills crash could be linked to those factors. Mercedes driver involved in 13 prior wrecks before Windsor Hills crash that killed 5, D.A. Updated. He previously worked for Courthouse News Service, where he wrote both breaking news and enterprise stories ranging from criminal justice to homelessness and politics. Neighbor Mary Thompson prays as she brings a bouquet to the memorial site set after a crash involving as many as six cars near a gas station in the unincorporated Windsor Hills in Los Angeles, on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. KHOU 11 on social media:Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube. Lintons car hit a light pole head on after hitting vehicles in cross traffic, but she escaped with only a broken foot and wrist. It should be a given that mental health resources for nurses are provided by the hospitals, but free counseling is not the central issue. Several students raised questions at the news conference about their safety and asked why school officials did not do more to stop the students behavior despite knowing there were problems between the three teens. In an instant, Ms. Lintons conduct took the lives of six people and injured many others, Gascn said at a press conference days after the crash. But as her career progressed, Linton began to accumulate car crashes, prosecutors say. She has no recollection of the events that led to her collision, wrote doctor William Winter on Aug. 6. Here's why. A growing memorial of flowers, photos and candles was placed at the intersection in memory of the victims. 10 people run from traffic stop in west Houston, Memorial Villages PD says, Man ticketed for feeding Houston's homeless outside of library. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times. All rights reserved. Surveillance video captured a Mercedes-Benz speeding through the busy intersection of Slauson and La Brea Aves. Today, we begin the process of holding accountable the person responsible for the deaths of six people, including a pregnant woman, and their families, Gascn said in a statement Monday. A powerful movement of health care workers is breaking out. Nicole Lorraine Linton, a traveling nurse from Houston, also was charged Monday with vehicular manslaughter and was ordered to be held without bail. Thus beginning the journey of Nicoles 4-year struggle with mental illness.. We are going to be assessing how we approach supporting our students and making sure that they know that this is a safe place and we will be examining how exactly were going to do that, Trunnell said. She was arrested on Friday while she was hospitalized for injuries she sustained in the crash, and then taken into custody on Monday upon her release. Law enforcement sources told The Times that detectives are trying to determine whether she had taken any prescribed medication prior to the crash. Investigators have said she was involved in up to 13 wrecks before the Windsor Hills crash. Its truly heart breaking that baby Diegos life was so callously disregarded.". ABC-7. The 37-year-old didn't enter a plea Monday at her first court appearance where she arrived in a wheelchair. But her movements on Aug. 4 had deadly consequences, prosecutors say. Two other women who died in the crash have yet to be identified, according to Gascn. The defense included in its documents character letters from Lintons family and friends. Linton was in contact with one of her sisters, and kept telling her that her coworkers at the West Los Angeles Medical Center were acting weird, her lawyers said. From Stanford to Cedars Sinai, the University of Michigan and Sutter Health, health care workers are fighting back throughout the world. Salazar said that for part of her time in town, Linton did not own a car. "Her taking my sister, my nephews, my brother-in-law. Check out Bay Area safety tracker, Tracking the drought: Map shows conditions across SF Bay Area. The students names were not immediately released. SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) A 16-year-old student involved in a fight at a Northern California high school was fatally stabbed Wednesday inside a classroom full of students, authorities said. He worked previously in New York City as the Brooklyn courts reporter for the New York Daily News, covering major criminal trials as well as working on enterprise stories. A 37-year-old nurse suspected of killing six people and injuring eight others when her speeding Mercedes-Benz plowed into several vehicles in a Windsor Hills Her brother, Donovan Dallas, who is the deputy superintendent of police in Saint Andrew North in Jamaica, believes his sister did not intentionally cause the crash. The fiery crash killed five, including a pregnant woman and a baby. But one of the teens, who had three stab wounds to his upper body, died there. Authorities say she was going around 90 mph when she barreled through a light that had been red for nine seconds and slammed into passing traffic. She was an achiever," Hurley said. A traveling nurse from Texas who allegedly caused a fiery car crash in southern California, which left five people dead, has been charged with murder. Aug. 9, 2022 Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 1:31 p.m. LOS ANGELES CA AUGUST 8, 2022 -- District Attorney George Gascon announced in a press conference that Nicole These struggles create the conditions for a broader offensive by the working class to end the subordination of lives and health to private profit, and finally bring the pandemic to an end. LOS ANGELES, California -- A Houston nurse is charged and could face a 90-year sentence in the deadly high-speed crash that killed six people in California, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascn said on Monday. District Attorney George Gascon announced in a press conference that Nicole Lorraine Linton, a nurse from Houston, will be charged with six counts of murder for the Windsor Hills crash Monday afternoon, Aug. 8, 2022. Several other vehicles were also struck. At least five people were killed, including a pregnant woman Asherey Ryan, her boyfriend Reynold Lester and her 11-month-old baby boy Alonzo. Five were killed when a medical plane crashed near Stagecoach, Nevada. Linton is accused by the district attorney of reckless disregard for life in connection with the multi-vehicle crash. She worked as a technician during nursing school, then as an intensive care unit nurse. Five years after graduating from Howard, Linton moved to Laredo, Texas, where she worked as an operating room technician at Laredo Medical Center while traveling back and forth to Houston to get her bachelor's degree in nursing, a former co-worker said. He asked that she be released into her familys care. The driver of the Mercedes has been identified as 37-year-old Nicole Lorraine Linton, a nurse from the Houston area who was working in Los Angeles. The identities of two other women who were killed had not been released as of Tuesday. It was at Ben Taub that she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and prescribed psychiatric medication, the defense motion says. 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