PICTURED: ICU nurse driver, 37, who plowed through a red light and killed a pregnant mom, 23, her boyfriend and baby boy along with three others in fiery LA crash after 'drunk' fight with her partner

Daily Mail UK ^ | August 3, 2022 | Claudia Aoraha

[Morgana]

An ICU nurse was arrested after she plowed through a red light and killed a pregnant mom, her boyfriend and baby boy, along with three others in a horror crash while she was allegedly drunk and fighting with her partner.

Niccole L. Linton, 37, a nurse from Texas who works in Los Angeles, was taken into custody for vehicular manslaughter after police said she slammed her car into five other vehicles while driving at 80 mph by an intersection at Windsor Hills.

Eight-month pregnant Asherey Ryan, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene alongside her one-year-old child Alonzo Luchiano Quintero and her unborn baby boy following the horrible crash.

The unborn child's father, Renald, was also killed in the crash after the car split in half immediately on impact, those close to the family confirmed.

Asherey, Renald, and little Alonzo were on their way to a doctor's appointment for a pregnancy check-up when the 'drunk' driver smashed into the car they were traveling in.

Tabia Johnson, a witness to the crash, took a photo of Linton sitting down on a nearby sidewalk following the crash, with the burning aftermath visible in the background.

Johnson, who condemned the woman's driving, said Linton only appeared to have suffered minor injuries, including bleeding near the head.

Linton is cooperating with investigators checking her bloodwork to see if she was under the influence when the fatal collision took place.

Linton will be booked after she's released from hospital and will be formally charged by Los Angeles County district attorney on Monday, according to the LA Times.

[blackdog]

Might I be so bold as to recommend the Tom Lantos, Admiral Boorda course of restitution for the person at the wheel?

[KevinB]

Some vehicles these daze have automatic crash mitigation braking systems.

Yep, my Audi saved the lives of my wife and me one night by braking before I even saw the speeding guy about to T-bone me. Those systems typically only work up to 40 m.p.h. or so, though.

[Vaduz]

Local new reported the police said she was driving at least 100 MPH so much for a ICU nurse caring for others.

[Captain Walker]

Not a Mercedes fan at all but in this case the driver of the Mercedes was the perp and she came through very much intact.

As automobile safety goes, I think MB's record might be unsurpassed.

I was referring to any safe "braking" feature (and not to any internal safety features) (of which there are many).

[Zhang Fei]

[The next day Anne heche was driving similar in a mini cooper

If she makes it out alive she will have horrible pain the rest of her life. At least she didn’t kill anyone]

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You gotta wonder whether drug and alcohol abuse became a bigger problem due to the stratospheric highs that lucky showbiz people encounter early on, followed by absymal depths due to mere aging combined with changes in public tastes. If she had been a salesperson climbing a career ladder in some megacorp instead of an actress, would she be in this situation?

[mewzilla]

Update. Perp is now in custody with $2 mil bail.

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/woman-responsible-for-fiery-crash-now-in-custody/

[RummyChick]

the woman pic on the side of the road was purported to be her. then people were saying it couldnt be because they had to use the jaws of life on her. But there are clearer pictures on one site that shows the lady was wearing nursing scrub pants...so probably her.

if so, it is amazing the lack of damage to her. there was some blood on her and scrapes on the arm ..but in another car she would have been dead