Nicole Lorraine Linton

London Carter of Southern Missionary Baptist Church prays over a memorial where a fiery multi-car crash left five people dead. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles ...

In one recent conversation, Ryan knocked on Harris’ door, took a sniff and asked whether she was cooking her famous fried chicken. Ryan always bragged about her sisters and their accomplishments, Davis said. He took a photo of someone he believed to be Ryan and sent it to Davis. “And it’s not there no more.” Before anyone had time to react, a multi-vehicle crash turned a busy intersection into one of the most gruesome scenes on Los Angeles streets in recent years, leaving five people dead, including a pregnant woman, and family members searching for answers. Linton was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, and prosecutors expect to file charges Monday, accusing her in the deaths of the unborn child as well as the five others. It didn’t show Ryan’s face, but the image was just enough for their mother to recognize her clothes, and for Davis to recognize her feet and her tattoo. The cause of the crash was not immediately known, but Officer Franco Pepi, a California Highway Patrol spokesperson, told The Times on Thursday that investigators determined the Mercedes was traveling “at a high rate of speed” and ran a red light. Surveillance video shows a Mercedes-Benz barreling down La Brea at a high speed as dozens of cars cross on Slauson. The Mercedes does not appear to slow down before running a red light and slamming into cars in the intersection. She thought the worst, wondering whether her sister was in the deadly crash, her phone broken in the collision. Speaking to The Times from the doorway of the apartment where the sisters lived with their mother, Davis recalled her family’s desperate attempts to reach Ryan on Thursday. Within minutes of leaving the apartment, Ryan’s car was smashed by Linton’s Mercedes. Ryan, who was 8½ months pregnant, was in the car with her boyfriend and 1-year-old son.

The California Highway Patrol is recommending a charge of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence against Nicole Lorraine Linton, 37. Image:.

“She needs to pay for her actions,” she said. Her son’s identity was still pending, officials said. Her fetus did not survive the crash and her 11-month-old son was also killed.