Driver Who Slammed Into LA Bus Before News Helicopter Crash to Face Murder Charges, Prosecutor Says
Authorities say the SUV driver is expected in court Friday as investigators examine the bus crash and the helicopter that killed three more.
- On Thursday, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced second-degree murder charges against 36-year-old Bailee Lynn Rios following Tuesday's fatal Metro bus collision in Chatsworth.
- Investigators allege Rios drove a 2004 Ford Expedition southbound in northbound lanes while under the influence of narcotics, running a red light and broadsiding a Metro Line 166 bus near Nordhoff Street.
- The impact killed 46-year-old Daniel Castillo and 31-year-old Gage Weida; Weida's family remembered him as having a "heart of gold."
- Hours later, an NBC4 news helicopter covering the scene crashed nearby, killing pilot George Marciniw, reporter Eliana Moreno, and Edy Gutierrez Mejia.
- Community members will honor all five victims at a vigil Thursday evening at St. John Eudes Church in Chatsworth, while Rios faces arraignment Friday.
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Driver who slammed into LA bus before news helicopter crash to face murder charges, prosecutor says - WXXV News 25
AP Photo/ Ethan Swope, FILELOS ANGELES (AP) — The driver who slammed her SUV into a Los Angeles bus, killing two people, will face murder charges, a prosecutor said Thursday. Bailee Lynn Rios was speeding and impaired when she drove her 2004 Ford Expedition the wrong way down a busy avenue, running a red light and striking a vehicle before plowing into...
Suspect in Deadly Metro Bus Crash Facing Second-Degree Murder Charge
A woman accused of being high on drugs, driving at high speed and slamming her SUV into a Metro bus in Chatsworth, killing two people and injuring six others, will be charged with second-degree murder, DUI and reckless driving, the district attorney announced Thursday. District Attorney Nathan Hochman said during a Thursday afternoon news conference […]
Woman who slammed into LA Metro bus, killing 2 before deadly helicopter crash, was allegedly high on drugs
Bailee Rios, who allegedly slammed into a bus causing a deadly chain reaction crash, has been charged with second-degree murder, DUI and reckless driving.
LA Woman Charged with Murder in Bus Crash, Helicopter Deaths
A 36-year-old woman faces murder charges after prosecutors say she plowed an SUV into a Los Angeles Metro bus at high speed, killing two passengers and setting off a catastrophic chain of events that left five people dead, including an NBC news crew whose helicopter crashed while covering the wreckage. Bailee Lynn Rios was booked […]
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