A nurse charged with killing six people — including a pregnant woman and her unborn child — in a Los Angeles blaze with a track record of car crashes, I have a history of mental illness. Health issues, according to reports.
Nicole Lorraine Lynton, 37, her 37-year-old itinerant nurse from Houston, Texas , was in her six-count murder in her August 4 crash on Monday. He has been involved in 13 incidents. As for the other wrecks,the Los Angeles Times reported. A car had been the victim, and Linton was said to have known the danger he was behind the wheel, the paper reported.
Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon similarly declined to answer reporters' questions about the suspect's driving record on Monday, citing an ongoing investigation.
"We are not discussing it at this time," he said.
Linton's attorney Halim Dhanidina told the court that his client had "serious mental health problems" from out of state. said he had a history of The Times said it may be related to the crash, but no details were provided.
Prosecutors said the Linton Mercedes blew a red light last Thursday at about 90 miles an hour, smashed into at least five other vehicles at a busy intersection in Windsor Hills, and struck at least three other vehicles. He said he set fire.
Ashley Ryan, 23, who was eight and a half months pregnant, and her 11-month-old son Alonzo died in the accident. Ryan's boyfriend, Reynold Lester, also died in the shipwreck. The family was reportedly en route to a prenatal checkup at the time.
In the blink of an eye," Gascon said. spoke at the conference.
Two of his other women, whose identities have not been released, also died in the crash.
With post wire
