Thursday, July 6th:
*Preliminary Hearing/reset (@ 8:30am PT) - CA - 6 killed (Victims:
Asherey Ryan (23), her son
Alonzo Luchiano Quintero (11 mos.), her unborn
baby boy Armani Lester & her boyfriend
Reynold Lester (24),
Nathesia Lewis (42) &
Lynette Noble (38) &
8 injured (the other victims had minor injuries & included a 33-year-old woman & another adult (19 years old) plus six children ranging in age from 1 to 15 years old) as woman speeds (~122-130 mph in a 35mph zone) thru intersection at the La Brea-Slauson in West Los Angeles in a fiery 7-car crash, August 4, 2022, Windsor Hills, Los Angeles) - Nicole Lorraine Linton (37/now 38) arrested (8/4/22), charged (8/8/22) with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence.
Re-charged (8/8/22) with 6 counts of murder & 5 counts of gross vehicular manslaughter. $2M bond. Bond changed (8/7/22) to $9M. Judge changed (8/8/22) to no bond. No bond change-denied (9/12/22). Her car appears to be a 2018 Mercedes-Benz E400 4Matic Coupe per fostercrusader.
Case info from 8/7/22 to 4/17/23 reference post #707 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-woman-in-fiery-crash-4-aug-22.632184/page-36
5/10/23 Update: Neurologist Dr. David Millett, who specializes in epilepsy & seizures, examined Linton and provided a four-page report that said the nurse sometimes loses consciousness & doesn’t remember her actions. He pointed to two prior incidents where Linton suffered “episodes” where she fell into a “dream-like state” for hours. Millett said those behaviors, including the stresses Linton experienced prior to the August car crash, could have been caused by a frontal lobe seizure. “Although there were no eyewitnesses to Ms. Linton’s behavior while driving just prior to the accident of August 4, 2022,” Millett wrote. The neurologist said Linton was anxious before the crash & had severe insomnia over stress from her duties as a nurse. Millett explained sleep deprivation could cause seizures in patients with epilepsy. “The most compelling explanation for this abrupt loss of consciousness, including loss of both memory & awareness of her immediate circumstances for a matter of only minutes, is that Ms. Linton experienced a seizure. Dissociative amnesia is a less likely differential diagnosis.” However, prosecutors claimed a separate psychiatric evaluation showed no indication that Linton suffered a seizure. Per article Linton is scheduled to appear in a Los Angeles court on Thursday, 5/11/23. Linton’s attorney, Jacqueline Sparagna, told The Post she plans to ask the judge to vacate an order that allowed her client to speak with a psychologist without her knowledge or consent. Sparagna claims she was not informed that Linton was seen by the prosecution’s expert psychologist Robert Schug. The defense attorney said Schug’s report isn’t relevant to the case & should be excluded. The District Attorneys’ behavior is an underhanded & unconstitutional dirty trick to gain advantage over Nicole, which the Court should immediately sanction.” Greg Risling, spokesman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, refuted Sparagna’s claims. “On April 17, 2023, the judge hearing the matter, Eleanor Hunter, signed an order appointing Dr. Robert Schug to examine the defendant. Any defense objections as to this appointment, and any potential response, will be heard & addressed in court,” Risling said.
5/11/23 Update: Next preliminary setting/reset on 7/6/23.