Monday 8 August 2022 06:13 PM ICU nurse, 38, who killed six people in fiery 100mph LA crash being held on $9 ... trends now
The ICU nurse who killed six people - including a pregnant mother, her unborn child and one-year-old son - in a fiery 100 mph crash has been released from the hospital and is now held on $9 million bond.
Nicole L. Linton, 37, a nurse from Texas who works in Los Angeles, is being held in the Century Regional Detention Center in Lynwood, California after being released from medical supervision on Sunday.
She is expected to be charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on Monday.
She was taken into custody for vehicular manslaughter after police said she slammed her car into five other vehicles while driving as fast as 100 mph by an intersection at Windsor Hills.
Tabia Johnson, a witness to the crash, took a photo of the suspect, Nicole L. Linton (center), commenting that Linton only appeared to suffer minor injuries in the horrible crash
Linton can be seen here after the crash with blood on her left thigh and left forearm, she appears to be wearing hospital scrubs
An emergency medical worker directs Linton, who can be seen here sitting with a bloody arm
The mangled wreck of the Mercedes that Linton was speeding in is shown here after the crash. Linton survived the crash but six others died, including Asherey Ryan and her one-year-old son, Alonzo
PICTURED: Asherey Ryan, 23, died in the fiery crash with her one-year-old child and her unborn child. Tributes have poured in for the mother, who was expecting another child this year
One-year-old baby boy Alonzo (pictured) was also killed in the horrific collision between South La Brea Avenue and Slauson Avenue on Thursday afternoon
Eight-month pregnant Asherey Ryan, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene alongside her one-year-old child Alonzo Luchiano Quintero and her unborn baby boy following the horrible crash.
The unborn child's father, Renald, was also killed in the crash after the car split in half immediately on impact, those close to the family confirmed.
Asherey, Renald, and little Alonzo were on their way to a doctor's appointment for a pregnancy check-up when the 'drunk' driver smashed into the car they were traveling in.
Tabia Johnson, a witness to the crash, took a photo of Linton sitting down on a nearby sidewalk following the crash, with the burning aftermath visible in the background.
This is the horrific moment the Los Angeles driver Nicole L Linton sent the row of cars hurtling toward another gas station over the road before stopped just before the pumps
Skid marks are seen on the ground at the intersection as investigators on Thursday evening tried to work out what had happened
Graphic shows the direction the SUV was going in along South La Brea Avenue when it ran the red light and caused the horrendous crash
Johnson, who condemned the woman's driving, said Linton only appeared to have suffered minor injuries, including bleeding near the head.
Linton is cooperating with investigators checking her bloodwork to see if she was under the influence when the fatal collision took place.
Stunning video of the crash show vehicles screeching across the street, bursting into flames, before finally coming to a stop in a mangled wreck just feet away from rows of highly flammable pumps.
A woman who identified herself as Linton's friend, said she was 'drunk' and 'fighting with her boyfriend' before she got in her car and smashed into a traffic jam.
The gut-wrenching fatal pile up happened between South La Brea Avenue and Slauson Avenue on Thursday afternoon.
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Eight people were left fighting for their lives with horrendous injuries following the devastating smash at 1:40 p.m. on Friday. Of those injured, six were teens and one suffered major injuries. The driver is one of those with injuries in hospital.
LA County Medical Examiner-Coroner confirmed and listed Asherey Ryan's death, along with unborn 'Baby Boy Ryan.'
Tributes have poured in for Asherey, who is believed to have been eight months pregnant, and her child after the devastating collision.
Asherey's sister, Seana, who posted a message on Instagram about the incident, said she's still shaken and heartbroken over the loss and condemned the driver who she said slammed into her brother-in-law's car.
