Nurse Nicole Linton denied bail in fatal car crash case in Los Angeles

The nurse charged with killing six in a violent 130 mph crash in Los Angeles has been denied bail, the Post has learned.

Nicole Linton appeared before a Los Angeles judge Monday morning, but the judge denied a request to release her from the city’s Twin Towers Correctional Facility to seek treatment at a psychiatric hospital.

The traveling nurse will remain in custody on a “no bail” bond and will appear again in court for an arraignment Monday afternoon, where she will plead not guilty, her lawyer Jacqueline Sparanga told The Post.

“We are disappointed with the judge’s decision,” Sparanga said. “We believe that a psychiatric lock-down hospital – where Nicole would not have been able to just walk out – is the most appropriate place for her to remain pending this case. There is no doubt that this is a car accident related to mental illness and she should be placed in a psychiatric ward where she can receive treatment and undergo the necessary testing to determine what actually happened.”

Prosecutors say data shows Linton floored his car for at least five seconds before speeding into the intersection of La Brea and Slauson avenues on Aug. 4 at 122 to 130 mph, slamming into several cars and leading to six counts of murder and five counts of vehicular manslaughter against her.

Among the dead was Asherey Ryan, who was pregnant, along with her 11-month-old son Allonzo and her boyfriend, Reynold Lester. The family was reportedly on their way to a prenatal check-up at the time of the collision.

Linton’s lawyers argued in their Aug. 29 bail application that the nurse lost consciousness when she rammed her Mercedes into several cars, triggered by her bipolar disorder or a seizure. They asked that Linton be released with conditions so she could be evaluated at UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital.

However, prosecutors argued that a psychiatric evaluation showed no indication of a seizure and vehicle data and surveillance video indicated she was in “complete control of the steering,” adding “This NASCAR-worthy performance flies in the face of the thought that she was unconscious or incapacitated.”

Sparanga told The Post that she will ask another judge at another hearing to sign an order allowing Linton to be moved to a hospital for mental health testing.

“We think she has bipolar disorder, and if she has something else, she needs to be properly tested and treated for it,” Sparanga said.