The driver who slammed into an LA bus before helicopter crash is charged with murder
Hong/AP LOS ANGELES — An SUV driver was under the influence of drugs when she swerved into the wrong lane, blew a red light and slammed into a Los Angeles city bus, killing two riders, prosecutors said Thursday as they charged her with murder. It was a tragedy compounded by the subsequent fatal crash of a TV news helicopter that had been covering the collision. Bailee Lynn Rios was speeding and impaired when she drove her 2004 Ford Expedition the wrong way down a busy avenue and struck a vehicle before plowing into a city bus on Tuesday, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman told a news conference.
- ▪Hong/AP LOS ANGELES — An SUV driver was under the influence of drugs when she swerved into the wrong lane, blew a red light and slammed into a Los Angeles city bus, killing two riders, prosecutors said Thursday as they charged her with murd
- ▪It was a tragedy compounded by the subsequent fatal crash of a TV news helicopter that had been covering the collision.
- ▪Bailee Lynn Rios was speeding and impaired when she drove her 2004 Ford Expedition the wrong way down a busy avenue and struck a vehicle before plowing into a city bus on Tuesday, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman told a n
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- ▪ S.U.V. Driver Charged With Murder in Los Angeles Bus Crash — NYT — US
- ▪ LA woman charged with murder over bus crash that preceded deadly helicopter plunge — The Guardian — World
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National The driver who slammed into an LA bus before helicopter crash is charged with murder September 18, 20261:16 AM ET By The Associated Press Savannah Sampson, right, and Nicole Lewis, help set up a vigil for the victims of Tuesday's fatal SUV-Metro bus collision and the subsequent crash of a TV news helicopter that was covering it in the Chatsworth neighborhood of Los Angeles, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP LOS ANGELES — An SUV driver was under the influence of drugs when she swerved into the wrong lane, blew a red light and slammed into a Los Angeles city bus, killing two riders, prosecutors said Thursday as they charged her with murder.
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