Nicole Lorraine Linton, a traveling nurse from Houston, also was charged Monday with vehicular manslaughter and was ordered to be held without bail. "She was such a beautiful lady," Jean Martin of Windsor Hills said, who attended the vigil. She eventually became a travel nurse, working for contracting giant AMN Healthcare starting in 2020. The day of the crash, Linton drove home from the hospital for lunch and FaceTimed her sister completely naked, according to the court papers. The officials walked out instead of answering. At the time, Camacho was pregnant from an alleged rape by another man in Mexico, and she did not want the baby, officials said. The sad thing is his coworkers will feel his loss deeply but Kaiser will have his shift filled before his body is in the ground without addressing the bigger issue which is their abysmal mental health services for their patients and staff.. My sweet baby I love her but God loves her best.. Otherwise, Linton should be released on no more than $300,000 bail, the attorneys said, adding that was all Linton could afford. She should have been aware of her limitations before she got behind the wheel, the judge said in denying Lintons bail. The next thing she recalled was lying on the pavement and seeing that her car was on fire, he wrote. An extremely hard-worker" with a bright smile, said her friend, who lived in the same dormitory as Linton at Howard. In April 2020 he made his first suicide attempt. The two women, identified as Nathesia Lewis and Lynette Noble, were traveling in the same car at the time of the deadly crash. "She has to pay for what she did," said Clarence "Moezart" Hamlin, Lewis' boyfriend. The tragedy that happened here today is heartbreaking, Anna Trunnell, the Santa Rosa City Schools superintendent, said at the news conference. Linton called her family from the police station and was concerned about the well-being of her pet turtle, according to her attorneys. Under my policy, preventative detention can be requested under a case-specific analysis to protect public safety and to reasonably ensure the defendants return to court.. The safety and well being of the residents of Los Angeles are our primary concern, said Dist. They were on their way to a prenatal checkup when their vehicle was struck. Nicole Lorraine Linton, 37, was a Houston nurse working in the Los Angeles area. A fifty-state comprehensive search of insurance records reveals that Ms. Linton has no such history, wrote Lintons lawyers. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Nicole Linton appears in Los Angeles Superior Court for arraignment on murder charges stemming from a traffic accident, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Los Angeles. 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. The freshman fled and was later found hiding in a creek bed and taken into custody, Cregan said. Nicole is about saving lives and she always has both empathy and sympathy for any life thats loss and the family no matter how many time one can see that sort of thing in that field, Kimberly Linton wrote. The students names were not immediately released. She is a person that if she says or do anything she regrets, she will come back to say that she is sorry and ask you for forgiveness. Linton is still in the hospital, but once she's released, she'll be taken to jail for vehicular manslaughter and gross negligence. She took my son's only cousin. He said they went to parties together, often barbecues in friends' backyards, and while he did not notice any psychological issues, Salazar said that Linton could get gloomy. For what?". Surveillance video shows a speeding sedan approaching the busy intersection at La Brea and Slauson avenues shortly after 1:30 that afternoon. 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. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Can severe weather cancel the Houston Rodeo? ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images. The boy she was carrying had been named Armani Lester, according to the Los Angeles County coroners office. They have not yet been publicly identified. Before that, he was the criminal justice reporter for the Brooklyn Eagle. Teachers initially broke up the fight but the freshman pulled out a folding knife and stabbed the juniors, the chief said. Authorities said in the moments before the crash, Linton was traveling at 100 mph down La Brea avenue, which has a speed limit of 35 mph. Look outside! Despite the massive damage during the collision, Linton suffered only moderate injuries. However, Villa chose to take the life of a defenseless infant who was less than a day old. Two other women who died in the crash have yet to be identified, according to Gascn. Months later, Camacho went into labor at St. John's Medical Center in Oxnard and gave birth to a baby boy named Diego. The two have pleaded guilty to killing the Editor's note: Linton also claims she got her nursing degree and doctor of nursing practice degree at UT Health in Houston and worked at local hospitals as an ICU nurse before becoming a traveling nurse in 2020. A few days after that arrest, Linton told her family that she believed she was possessed by her dead grandmother. 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. We may earn a commission from links on this page. Screenshot: CBS Los Angels/YouTube. According to Fox Los Angeles Linton, in wheelchair at the time, cried during her initial court appearance. Television reports showed the blackened and mangled cars, as well as a child's car seat among the debris covering the street. 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. Asherey's 11-month old son Alonzo Quintero was also killed. Odell, like many nurses, had previously struggled under the weight of the physical and emotional toll of the pandemic. On Monday, Gascn said so far police have not developed evidence of alcohol use, but they are continuing to investigate. 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. 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. Rudy Reyes talks about his time on 'Special Forces: World's Toughest Test', Southern California storm: Region hit with heavy rain, mountain snow, gusty winds, Look outside! Ice flies off SUV, smashing windshield: 'You could kill somebody', Black ice causes problematic commute for North Bay drivers, Clear skies pave way for snow fun day on Mt. 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. All three members of one family were among those killed in the wreck Asherey Ryan, a 23-year-old woman who was pregnant with her second child, her boyfriend, 24-year-old Reynold Lester, and the father of her unborn son, and her baby boy Alonzo, who was days away from celebrating his first birthday. CHP is also extracting driving data from Lintons Mercedes to assist with the investigation. Nothing will change. Owen Seiberling, a senior, told the San Francisco Chronicle that he was with the 16-year-old at the school office and tried to apply pressure to his wounds. Earlier in his career, he worked for Eastsider L.A. Nicole Linton appears in Los Angeles County Superior Court for arraignment on murder charges stemming from a traffic accident in Los Angeles. We are so deeply hurt," Sha'seana Kerr, Ryan's sister, said the day after the crash. On Friday, the California Highway Patrol arrested the driver of the Mercedes, Nicole Linton, 37, on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter. Some media have reported that Linton was drinking before the incident, but these claims have yet to be confirmed by authorities. Now thats doing your business in luxury. "She was kind and considerate of her patients and loved her job. The stress was too much for her and it broke her, Camille Linton wrote. The juniors went to the school nurse and both were conscious and alert when they were taken to the hospital, Cregan said. In fact, Ms. Linton was determined to be at fault in only three prior collisions, the most recent of which occurring in 2014.. She ran out of her apartment in May 2018 during a panic attack, and when police approached her, she jumped on a police car and was arrested for disorderly conduct, her attorneys wrote. Times staff writer Jonah Valdez contributed to this report. She did not enter a plea in the case, and her next hearing was scheduled for Aug. 15. Five people including a patient and a They are leading a counteroffensive after years of burnout and overwork in the countrys hospital system which has left countless nurses and health care workers overwhelmed. It appears that there had been some previous altercations between these students, Cregan said, without providing additional details. Sign up for the WSWS Health Care Workers Newsletter! Asherey Ryan, who was pregnant, died in the crash, as did her 11-month-old son Allonzo, and her boyfriend Reynold Lester. The car was going at least 50 mph as it raced through the crowded intersection, Pepi said Thursday. 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. 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. These nurses are fighting for safe staffing, wage increases, safer working conditions and mental health services. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. She was not at fault in either of those crashes. She is a Godly person who put her trust in him, Harrison wrote to the court. She told her sister that she was flying out to meet her in Houston the next day so she could do her nieces hair. Her attorney has indicated she suffers from mental health issues. David Luna Villa, left, and Andrea Torralba Camacho, right, have both pleaded guilty to the murder and assault of Camacho's newborn baby in 2019. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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