LOS ANGELES (AP) — The motive force suspected of inflicting a fiery crash that killed 5 folks, together with a pregnant girl, close to Los Angeles was affected by worsening psychological well being issues and had been involuntarily dedicated for psychiatric remedy, prosecutors mentioned Monday whereas searching for to disclaim her pretrial launch.
Nicole Lorraine Linton was charged final week with six counts of homicide and 5 counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence in reference to the Aug. 4 crash. One homicide cost was filed for the pregnant girl’s unborn baby.
In a submitting opposing Linton’s launch on bail, Los Angeles County Deputy District Legal professional Brittany Vannoy mentioned a few of her psychological well being points had been shared with prosecutors by protection attorneys.
“The protection has disclosed quite a few prior incidents which seem like growing in severity, starting from the defendant leaping on police vehicles to leaping out of house home windows,” Vannoy wrote in paperwork obtained by the Los Angeles Occasions. “The protection signifies (Linton) has been topic to involuntary commitments on a number of events and has damage herself greater than as soon as.”
Vannoy argued that Linton’s “extraordinarily reckless conduct mixed together with her psychological well being struggles” imply she needs to be held with out bail.
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The Occasions mentioned the submitting didn’t point out any earlier automobile crashes linked to Linton, which prosecutors had been mentioned to be reviewing once they filed fees within the Aug. 4 incident.
Attorneys for Linton couldn’t instantly be reached for touch upon Linton’s psychological well being historical past however earlier Monday denied that she has an in depth historical past of auto accidents.
“It’s been reported extensively and it’s not true,” Halim Dhanidina, who represents Linton, instructed the Occasions.
Linton was scheduled for a bail listening to Monday, however her attorneys requested a decide to postpone it for 2 weeks.
The 37-year-old touring nurse from Houston, Texas may face 90 years to life in jail if convicted of all fees.
Prosecutors mentioned Linton’s Mercedes-Benz was doing 90 mph (144 kph) when it ran a purple mild and smashed into vehicles in a crowded intersection in unincorporated Windsor Hills about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of downtown LA. Victims had been thrown from the vehicles and several other automobiles caught hearth.
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