Nurse’s car reached 130 mph before fiery LA crash that left 5 dead, court documents allege
LOS ANGELES — A nurse charged with six counts of murder after her Mercedes-Benz slammed into traffic at a busy Windsor Hills intersection last month accelerated to 130 mph just before the crash, according to new court documents filed Friday.
The motion, filed by the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office in response to claims by the nurse’s attorneys that she had lost consciousness before the collision, states that Nicole Linton “was conscious and deliberate in her driving.”
Authorities originally estimated Linton’s car was traveling 90 mph when it crashed into multiple vehicles at the intersection of La Brea and Slauson avenues shortly after 1:30 p.m. Aug. 4.
“Further analysis reveals that
