(L.A.) Armani Lester, a Baby, Died on a Street
Case Number: 2022-08117
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a Black male that occurred on a street.
The coroner’s office has identified the infant boy as Armani Lester.
Manner of Death: Accident
Cause of Death: Blunt Trauma
RIP ARMANI LESTER (August 4, 2022 – August 4, 2022)
The decedent was one of six who died in a fiery crash at La Brea and Sepulveda avenues in the Windsor Hills area. The incident happened at around 1:40 p.m. on a Thursday.
Among the dead are his mother Asherey Ryan; her 11-month-old child Alonzo Quintero; and his father Reynold Lester. Ryan was 8½ months pregnant with Armani when she was killed.
A nurse from Houston accused of running a red light and speeding into the intersection has been charged with six counts of murder. Nicole Lorraine Linton, 37, was also charged with five counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón said his office cannot file the manslaughter charge in a case involving an unborn child.