Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
The woman who ran a red light at 130 mph and caused a crash that killed six people, including an unborn baby, was found guilty on six counts of second-degree murder Friday and is facing life behind bars.
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that → run → bars
Jurors took only three hours to convict Nicole Linton, 41, in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom.
asserted
Jurors → take → courtroom
The charges stemmed from the Aug. 4, 2022, crash at the intersection of La Brea and Slauson avenues.
asserted
charges → stem → avenues
Linton will be sentenced December 1.
asserted
Linton → sentence → ?
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Sign → sign → California
Linton’s defense said she had suffered a seizure that prohibited her from stopping her Mercedes-Benz, leading to the crash.
asserted
that → say → crash
23-year-old Asherey Ryan of Los Angeles, who as 8 1/2 months pregnant, along with her unborn child, her 11-month-old son Alonzo Quintero and her 23-year-old boyfriend, Reynold Lester of Los Angeles, who were in a Jaguar that was split “in half” among those killed in the crash.
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that → split → crash
Nathesia Lewis, 43, and her friend, 38-year-old Lynette Noble were also killed.
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Lewis → kill → ?
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Linton and nine other people were injured in the crash.
asserted
Linton → download → crash
Prosecutors said Linton walked off her shift as a traveling nurse at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center that afternoon, planning to quit, before deliberately maneuvering her car as she accelerated downhill toward the intersection.
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she → say → intersection
The deputy district attorney also pointed to Linton’s bipolar disorder diagnosis and alleged failure to take her medication, as well as prior episodes of aggressive behavior.
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attorney → point → behavior
In one 2016 incident, prosecutors said she struck a woman before speeding away at roughly 100 mph and blowing through red lights.
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she → say → lights
Linton’s attorney, Jovan Blacknell, told jurors in his closing argument that the crash was “catastrophic” and that “the loss of life was horrendous,” citing “the emotion of it.”
Linton did not testify in her own defense during the trial.
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Linton → tell → trial
Deputy Medical Examiner Vadims Poukens testified that all six victims died from traumatic injuries, with three sustaining burns after their deaths.
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three → testify → deaths
Linton originally faced six murder charges and five counts of gross vehicular manslaughter, but prosecutors dropped the manslaughter counts shortly before trial, court records show.
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records → face → trial
The California Highway Patrol arrested Linton the day of the crash, and she has remained jailed without bail.
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she → arrest → bail
Her sister Camille has defended her on a website supporting Linton, insisting the deadly crash “did not happen on purpose, but was a tragic accident.”
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crash → defend → purpose
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