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Mercedes driver involved in 13 prior wrecks before crash that killed 5, DA says
SFgate ^ | Aug. 9, 2022 | Richard Winton, Nathan Solis and Noah Goldberg

Posted on 08/10/2022 10:38:49 AM PDT by nickcarraway

The nurse accused of killing five people last week when her Mercedes plowed into traffic at a busy Windsor Hills intersection had been involved in 13 previous crashes, Los Angeles County prosecutors alleged Monday in charging her with murder.

Authorities revealed new details about Thursday’s crash and about the driver, Nicole Lorraine Linton, 37, whose permanent address is in Texas and who is currently renting a room in Los Angeles while working as a traveling registered nurse.

Prosecutors said they are reviewing multiple previous crashes linked to Linton — both in and out of California — including one in 2020 that involved bodily injury in which two cars were totaled. They provided few additional details, however.

Linton’s attorney, Halim Dhanidina, asked the court Monday to continue her arraignment to October because he is reviewing her out-of-state history of “documented profound mental health issues.” Dhanidina did not elaborate on those issues but said the Windsor Hills crash could be linked to them.

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1 posted on 08/10/2022 10:38:49 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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An early adopter of the driverless vehicle.....


2 posted on 08/10/2022 10:40:11 AM PDT by txeagle
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“...documented profound mental health issues...”

This woman going away for a long, long time.


3 posted on 08/10/2022 10:40:13 AM PDT by cranked
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4 posted on 08/10/2022 10:41:39 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: cranked

It’s California, so maybe a couple of years..............


5 posted on 08/10/2022 10:42:09 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: nickcarraway

How was she even insured?


6 posted on 08/10/2022 10:42:16 AM PDT by pas
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I have yet to read why she was going over 100mph straight into a line of traffic and there is somewhere on the net a freeze frame of her holding her cell phone out the drivers side of the window high up, and I wonder if she was filming it? Filming her suicide? They said she was arguing with her boyfriend but I’ve never seen an actual mention of that by her or a reputable source.

Her lawyer says she has a history of severe mental problems but that I also wonder about because if she did how did that company hire her as a nurse?


7 posted on 08/10/2022 10:44:46 AM PDT by Beowulf9
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Clearly they should ban Mercedes.


8 posted on 08/10/2022 10:52:34 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: Beowulf9

I read she was coming from work where there was some kind of “incident” and she had been sent home. No details on that “incident”.


9 posted on 08/10/2022 10:53:31 AM PDT by calljack (Sometimes your worst nightmare is just a start.)
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I originally thought female asian, but alas it was only a female teen
How Much Signal I need change 8 lanes?
10 posted on 08/10/2022 10:58:55 AM PDT by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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“...documented profound mental health issues...”

I didn't know stupidity was considered a mental health issue.

11 posted on 08/10/2022 11:08:30 AM PDT by Major Matt Mason (To solve the Democrat problem, the RINO problem must first be solved.)
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To: Red Badger

A BT-1000 who should’ve been stopped long ago. Another failure of the judicial system.


12 posted on 08/10/2022 11:10:21 AM PDT by twister881
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To: cranked

She needs to be executed. I’m pretty sure she did it purposefully. No different than her spraying a gun.


13 posted on 08/10/2022 11:15:25 AM PDT by beaversmom
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To: nickcarraway

How does anyone obtain driver’s insurance at *any* price with that number of accidents caused by the driver?


14 posted on 08/10/2022 11:21:30 AM PDT by Flick Lives (FJB and the corrupt FBI)
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Somebody from Texas will have to answer that question. I dunno...


15 posted on 08/10/2022 11:22:58 AM PDT by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: nickcarraway

Why are the mass media talking heads not calling this an Assault Mercedes?


16 posted on 08/10/2022 11:26:39 AM PDT by missnry (The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals crazy!)
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To: Beowulf9

A law abiding asking to speak at a school board meeting probably gets more thoroughly vetted.


17 posted on 08/10/2022 11:32:26 AM PDT by DPMD ( )
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...had been involved in 13 previous crashes...
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So.... she had numerous attempted suicide efforts previously, because that most certainly was what this was. What else could it be?


18 posted on 08/10/2022 11:32:48 AM PDT by hecticskeptic ( )
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“How was she even insured?”

Yes, did she even have a license, let alone be able to get insurance?


19 posted on 08/10/2022 11:50:20 AM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
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To: Red Badger

If Moochelle had a sistuh....


20 posted on 08/10/2022 12:13:34 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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