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Driver Arrested in Bus Collision that Happened Before News Helicopter Crash in LA
Police booked Bailee Rios on murder suspicion after the SUV-bus crash killed 2 people and injured 6 others, records show.
- On Tuesday, a Metro Line 166 bus crashed in Chatsworth after an SUV driver allegedly ran a red light, killing two passengers and injuring six others. Police arrested driver Bailee Lynn Rios on suspicion of murder.
- Shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday, an NBC4 helicopter covering the bus collision crashed nearby, killing reporter Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw. A ground victim, 29-year-old Edy Gutierrez Mejia, also died in the crash.
- Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board investigators arrive Wednesday to probe the helicopter crash. Aviation safety expert Jeff Guzzetti noted the cockpit alarm signaled a critical loss of main rotor speed.
- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed condolences for the five total victims. NBC4 and Telemundo 52 Los Angeles released a statement saying they "are deeply saddened" by the tragedy.
- The incident marks the second aviation tragedy in the station's history, following a 1977 crash. Federal records show at least eight fatal news helicopter crashes have occurred in the U.S. since 2000, killing 16 people.
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Gage Weida, 31, and Daniel Castillo, 46, died when the Los Angeles metro bus they were riding was hit by a speeding SUV, and the news helicopter were down
Coverage Details
Total News Sources26
Leaning Left13Leaning Right2Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution54% Left
Bias Distribution
- 54% of the sources lean Left
54% Left
L 54%
C 38%
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