A California Highway Patrol official said the aftermath of the crash almost looks like a war zone, describing a scene of crushed and burned-out vehicles with car parts scattered throughout the street. We are going to be assessing how we approach supporting our students and making sure that they know that this is a safe place and we will be examining how exactly were going to do that, Trunnell said. Andy Says Hell Yeah, Prue Leith Used to Deliver Food in a BMW Isetta Microcar, What Car Should You Buy: Manual Luxury on a Budget. Our city is feeling the impact of not having School Resource Officers on campus, the Santa Rosa Police Officers Association, the union that represents the departments rank-and-file officers, wrote on Facebook after Wednesdays violence. In 2013, she failed to accelerate at a green light in Laredo and was rear-ended, according to Texas Department of Transportation data. SUGGESTED: Infant dies months after being abused by adult, police say. As California continues to deal with the wrath of the winter storms, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for more than a dozen counties. If convicted she faces 90 years to life in prison. Linton, in wheelchair at the time, cried during her initial court appearance, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. In 2022, SRPD responded to 945 calls for service at schools here in Santa Rosa. All Rights Reserved. While the wreckage of this fiery crash at this intersection was removed and traffic eventually resume, there is catastrophic damage to the families and friends of those killed and injured, Gascn said. He then planned to reenter the nursing field in January 2022 as a travel nurse at Stanford Health Care on the cusp of the Omicron wave. The California Highway Patrol said Linton, who sustained moderate injuries in the collision, was taken into custody on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. Santa Rosa, a city known for its wineries, is about 50 miles (80.47 kilometers) north of San Francisco. Otherwise, Linton should be released on no more than $300,000 bail, the attorneys said, adding that was all Linton could afford. Police arrested Linton while she was still in the hospital being treated for minor injuries following the crash. She took my son's only cousin. Facing continued waves of the pandemic and mass infection among staff and coworkers, nurses have suffered gravely on the front lines and suicides remain at an all time high. We want to hear from you: Tell us about the conditions at your hospital and what you think about this tragedy. "She can't get away with this.". Among those she killed was pregnant Asherey Ryan, 23, her one-year Linton, 37, is now facing six counts of murder and five counts of It appears that there had been some previous altercations between these students, Cregan said, without providing additional details. He previously worked for Courthouse News Service, where he wrote both breaking news and enterprise stories ranging from criminal justice to homelessness and politics. A striking Stanford nurse told the WSWS, In our strike right now a big issue that nurses want to fight for is better mental health benefits. Five were killed when a medical plane crashed near Stagecoach, Nevada. Then Linton moved full time to Houston, where she studied anesthesia at a graduate level at the University of Texas Health Science Center. She was arrested on Friday while she was hospitalized for injuries she sustained in the crash, and then taken into custody on Monday upon her release. Please dont think me selfish; I get that my level of suffering cannot compare to what these patients and their families are experiencing. They're both scheduled to be sentenced in March. After hitting their car, Linton's Mercedes then collided with a Nissan Altima and killed two women inside, who have not been publicly identified. Nathan Solis is a Metro reporter covering breaking news at the Los Angeles Times. Owen Seiberling, a senior, told the San Francisco Chronicle that he was with the 16-year-old at the school office and tried to apply pressure to his wounds. The next thing she recalled was lying on the pavement and seeing that her car was on fire, he wrote. Linton has been held in jail since the crash, with prosecutors alleging she is a flight risk and a danger to the community. Its truly heart breaking that baby Diegos life was so callously disregarded.". The nurse who allegedly caused the fiery Los Angeles car crash that killed six people including a pregnant woman and her unborn child was charged with murder on Monday, prosecutors said. We are working to verify those claims. ICU nurse who killed six in crash worked in 6 hospitals over 2 years The company, which farmed out an ICU nurse with her own 'profound' mental health Now thats doing your business in luxury. But friends and colleagues are struggling to come to grips with how the woman they knew as a consummate professional and kind caregiver could be involved in such a horrific chain of events. Lintons car hit a light pole head on after hitting vehicles in cross traffic, but she escaped with only a broken foot and wrist. Shortly after 1:30 p.m. Thursday, a Mercedes-Benz sedan ran a red light at high speed and caused the crash involving as many as six cars near a gas station in the unincorporated Windsor Hills about 10 miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles, according to the California Highway Patrol. Our patients cry because they cant afford their care, we have lost so many to COVID, not just patients but coworkers, friends and family. Five people including a patient and a "This case is a tragedy that was completely preventable," said prosecutor Amber Lee. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. Police said they are looking into whether drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash. Odell, like many nurses, had previously struggled under the weight of the physical and emotional toll of the pandemic. David Luna Villa and Andrea Torralba Camacho were charged with the murder and assault of Camacho's newborn child. Aug. 9, 2022 Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 1:31 p.m. LOS ANGELES CA AUGUST 8, 2022 -- District Attorney George Gascon announced in a press conference that Nicole He asked that she be released into her familys care. A traveling nurse from Texas who allegedly caused a fiery car crash in southern California, which left five people dead, has been charged with murder. "His body was damn near cremated on the corner," Shanita Guy, Lester's aunt, said. Her lawyers said an online therapist told her she merely suffered from anxiety. Linton called her family from the police station and was concerned about the well-being of her pet turtle, according to her attorneys. A humane and scientific approach which devotes the needed resources to eliminating COVID-19 will not only save countless lives from the virus, but prevent further tragedies as that which occurred last week in Santa Clara. They said she would wear an ankle monitor or submit to any other conditions imposed by the court. It should be a given that mental health resources for nurses are provided by the hospitals, but free counseling is not the central issue. Prosecutors said in their filing that Lintons history of mental illness included jumping on police cars to jumping out of apartment windows. But the defense attorneys responded that the D.A.s office unfairly pluralized events occurring only once.. I saw her picture on a blog, and I honestly thought she was one of the victims.". She sang Bob Marley as the medical staff treated her wound, the records say. Noah Goldberg covers breaking news for the Los Angeles Times. From Stanford to Cedars Sinai, the University of Michigan and Sutter Health, health care workers are fighting back throughout the world. In fact, Ms. Linton was determined to be at fault in only three prior collisions, the most recent of which occurring in 2014.. Editor's note: The video above originally aired on Aug. 8. The other student is expected to survive a stab wound to his left hand, the chief said. ICU nurse, 37, who killed six in fiery LA crash held on $9M bond The ICU nurse who killed six people, including a pregnant mother, her unborn child and one-year A recent study published by the CDC showed that more than 70 percent of health care workers in the US suffer from anxiety and depression, 38 percent have symptoms of PTSD and 15 percent have had recent thoughts of suicide or self-harm. (Frederick M. Brown/AP). The traveling nurse charged with the deaths of six people, including an unborn baby, has a history of issues, according to the prosecutor and her own attorney. He said they went to parties together, often barbecues in friends' backyards, and while he did not notice any psychological issues, Salazar said that Linton could get gloomy. If she was psychologically unwell, she hid it, her friends said. The deep tragedy is that had the proven elimination polices called for by leading Zero-COVID scientists and physicians been carried out, there would never have been a Delta or Omicron wave. Sign up for the WSWS Health Care Workers Newsletter! More than a year later, Linton was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric ward after a neighbor called her family after seeing Linton running around her apartment complex naked, the attorneys said. Among the dead was Asherey Ryan, who was more than eight months pregnant, along with her boyfriend Reynold Lester and their unborn baby, named Armani Lester. Linton is still in the hospital, but once she's released, she'll be taken to jail for vehicular manslaughter and gross negligence. She ranted at family members and accused them of stealing from her, her lawyers said. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the case to see whether drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash. 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Authorities say she was going around 90 mph when she barreled through a light that had been red for nine seconds and slammed into passing traffic. Investigators have said she was involved in up to 13 wrecks before the Windsor Hills crash. (Damian Dovarganes/AP). The California Highway Patrol said she had at least 13 previous crashes including a 2020 injury accident that totaled two cars and knew the threat posed by her driving behavior, the Times said. Comments will be published anonymously. Two women in a different vehicle were also killed; their names have not been released. Can severe weather cancel the Houston Rodeo? Her brother, Donovan Dallas, who is the deputy superintendent of police in Saint Andrew North in Jamaica, believes his sister did not intentionally cause the crash. Richard Winton, Noah Goldberg, Nathan Solis, (Frederick M. Brown / Pool via Associated Press), A woman threw a house party with 65 men she matched with on Tinder and Hinge and connected with the man she's been dating for a year. While no evidence of driving under the influence currently exist, CHP pointed to 13 previous car crashes involving Linton as proof she understood the risks of her behavior, according to the Los Angeles Times. Linton is a traveling nurse from Houston who was working in the Los Angeles area, according to investigators. before hitting several cars. The juniors went to the school nurse and both were conscious and alert when they were taken to the hospital, Cregan said. The boy she was carrying had been named Armani Lester, according to the Los Angeles County coroners office. Several other vehicles were also struck. A growing memorial of flowers, photos and candles was placed at the intersection in memory of the victims. Flowers, photos and candles was placed at the University of Michigan Sutter. 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