A lawsuit has been filed against Nicole Linton, the traveling nurse who killed six people after she crashed her car into a busy intersection in Los Angeles, California, last year. The lawsuit was filed by one of the victim’s parents.
According to RadarOnline, Sharita Randleston, the mother of 23-year-old Asherey Ryan, filed the lawsuit against Linton and is seeking damages for wrongful death and negligence. AMN Healthcare Services Inc. and Kaiser are also named in the civil lawsuit, where she is seeking damage for negligent hiring, training, supervision, retention and entrustment.
Linton reportedly drove her Mercedes-Benz into an intersection at 130 mph on Aug. 4, 2022, killing Ryan, who was pregnant, as well as her reported boyfriend, 24-year-old Reynold Lester, the couple’s 11-month-old son, Alonzo, 38-year-old Lynette Noble and 43-year-old Nathesia Lewis.
The then-37-year-old crashed into several vehicles after she failed to stop at a red light at the intersection of La Brea Avenue and Slauson Avenue. Linton is facing six murder charges as well as five counts of gross vehicular manslaughter and could spend the rest of her life in prison if convicted on all charges.
According to FOX 11 News, Linton’s attorney Jacqueline Spargana claims that the nurse had suffered from a seizure and psychotic break before the crash and froze. Spargana also denied that her client had been drinking or doing drugs prior to the fatal crash.
“The misinformation about Nicole should be put to rest for good. Namely, she was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs; she does not have 13 prior car accidents; she does not have a prior DUI; she was not in a fight with her boyfriend (she does not even have a boyfriend); and she was not suicidal,” said the statement. “Rather, she was suffering from mental health issues that culminated in a seizure. Period.”
Randleston claims in the lawsuit that the Houston-based Linton was working as a…
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