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Tragic Accident or Murder? Jury to Decide Fate of LA Nurse in High-Speed Wreck that Left 6 Dead
Jurors will decide whether Nicole Linton suffered a medical crisis or drove recklessly at 131 mph in the 2022 South Los Angeles crash.
- On Friday, a Los Angeles jury reached a verdict by midday in the murder trial of Nicole Linton, 41, who faced six counts of second-degree murder in the Aug. 4, 2022, crash at Slauson and La Brea avenues.
- The August 4, 2022, collision killed six people, including 23-year-old Asherey Ryan, her unborn child Armani Lester, her 11-month-old son Alonzo Quintero, boyfriend Reynold Lester, and two women, Nathesia Lewis and Lynette Noble, after Linton sped through a red light at 130 mph.
- Deputy District Attorney Antonella Nistorescu argued the crash was 'entirely preventable,' telling jurors that Linton 'chose to do this' while conscious, fueled by anger toward co-workers after leaving Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles mid-shift.
- Defense attorney Jovan Blacknell maintained the crash was a 'catastrophic' medical emergency, arguing Linton suffered an unexpected seizure that rendered her unconscious, meaning 'Nicole Linton didn't commit the crime of murder.'
- The verdict is expected to be read at 1:30 p.m., bringing potential closure to families of the 'Slauson Six' who have waited more than four years for justice following the collision that injured nine others.
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Nurse convicted of murder in high-speed South LA car wreck that killed six
LOS ANGELES — A traveling nurse who slammed her Mercedes into a crowded South L.A. intersection at 131 mph was convicted of murder on Friday afternoon after jurors rejected an argument that she had a seizure behind the wheel. Several gasps and sobs erupted from some of the victims’ relatives as the verdict was read, and they later shared hugs with prosecutors and detectives in a courthouse ...
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OC RegisterJury handed case of nurse charged with crash that killed 6 in LA
The downtown Los Angeles jury is set to begin deliberations Friday morning in the trial of Nicole Linton, 41, who is charged with six counts of second-degree murder in the Aug. 4, 2022, crash at the intersection of La Brea and Slauson avenues.
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