(nicole linton) Why is this trending now

Nicole Linton is trending because a Los Angeles jury has convicted her on six counts of second-degree murder for causing the deadly 2022 Windsor Hills car crash.

Linton, a traveling nurse, drove her Mercedes-Benz at roughly 130 mph through a red light into an intersection, triggering a catastrophic collision and fire. The crash killed six people, including an 8½-month pregnant woman, her unborn child, her infant son, her boyfriend, and two other women.

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Her defense argued that she suffered a mental health crisis or medical episode causing an altered state of consciousness during the incident, but the jury rejected that defense after a few hours of deliberation. She now faces a potential sentence of up to 90 years to life in prison.

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