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Nurse Nicole Linton, charged with killing six in 130mph crash, ‘froze’ at wheel: lawyer
Attorneys for the nurse, who is facing six murder charges, said she suffered a seizure at the wheel causing her to floor the car and run a red light.
nypost.com
Mar. 23, 2023
Defense attorneys for a traveling nurse charged with killing six people when she barreled through a busy Los Angeles intersection at 130 mph said they plan to call an expert who will testify she had a seizure and “froze” at the wheel to explain the horror smash.
Nicole Linton appeared before a Los Angeles judge on Thursday with her attorney, Jacqueline Sparagna, who told the judge they plan to call a neurologist who specializes in epilepsy and seizures.
“We are going to put on a defense at the preliminary hearing, which is rare,” Sparagna told The Post.
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Prosecutors claim a psychiatric evaluation conducted on Linton showed no indication of a seizure and that Linton “floored” her car for at least five seconds before reaching speeds of 122 to 130 mph before speeding into the intersection of La Brea and Slauson avenues on Aug. 4 last year.
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“This NASCAR-worthy performance flies in the face of the notion that she was unconscious or incapacitated,” prosecutors wrote in a motion.
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Linton’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 17.
Sparagna said their witness is a “leading expert” in seizures and epilepsy but would not reveal the name of the neurologist. The attorney said Linton has a history of mental health issues and has had seizures in the past.
The court site is not updated yet - I shall get the time later.