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SUV driver who slammed into bus in Chatsworth charged with 2nd degree murder, was driving high: DA

Fadingcorroborated13 outlets reported this themselves in 23 reports over 6 days - more reporting than echo.
After publishing: 4 headlines quietly rewritten4 changes
  1. abc7.comseen 19 Sept, 16:46headline rewritten

    LA DA to give update on suspect accused of ramming SUV into Metro bus in Chatsworth, killing 2SUV driver who slammed into bus in Chatsworth charged with 2nd degree murder, was driving high: DA

  2. abc7chicago.comseen 19 Sept, 21:56headline rewritten

    District attorney, police expected to speak Thursday after deadly LA bus, helicopter crashesDriver who slammed into LA bus before news helicopter crash to face murder charges, prosecutor says

  3. iheart.comseen 24 Sept, 02:23headline rewritten

    Woman Charged With Murder in Metro Bus Crash Due in CourtArraignment Delayed Again for Woman Charged with Murder in Metro Bus Crash

  4. dailybulletin.comseen 4 Oct, 16:43headline rewritten

    Jury handed case of nurse charged with crash that killed 6 in LANurse convicted of second-degree murder in crash that killed 6 in LA

original reportingcopies
Thu, 17 September 2026peak 12 reports on Fri, 18 September 2026Sat, 3 October 2026

After the peak, new reports halved every 37 hours.

What it is about

Nathan HochmanStephanie WigginsJose UbaldoLindsey HorvathDaniel CastilloJohn Eudes ChurchHondaValley Traffic DivisionVentura County, California, United StatesChatsworth, California, United StatesLos Angeles, California, United StatesCindy RiosGeorge KapoyanEliana MorenoJohaunna CastilloGutierrez MejiaFabian SalazarLynn RiosJake AsnerSanta Barbara

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyedited after publishingfirst to report
abc7.com1 original report - edited after publishing
10news.com1 original report
abc7chicago.com1 original report - edited after publishing
Google News - Top Stories2 original reports2 original reports1 original report
mynewsla.com1 original report1 original report
knopnews2.com1 copy echoing abc7chicago.com
The Guardian World1 original report
NPR News1 original report
news4sanantonio.com1 copy echoing local21news.com
wset.com1 copy echoing local21news.com
local21news.com1 original report
iheart.com1 original report - edited after publishing
sgvtribune.com1 original report
dailybulletin.com1 original report - edited after publishing
17 Sept, 15:43over 15 days2 Oct, 14:32

4 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 20 original reports, 3 reprints

  1. Thu, 17 September 2026

    6 reports
  2. Fri, 18 September 2026

    10 reports
    • The Guardian World00:34

      Bailee Lynn Rios, 36, accused of driving on wrong side of road to cause fatal crash NBC news helicopter was covering A California woman was allegedly driving under the influence when she sped down the wrong side of the road, ran a red light and plowed her SUV into a Los Angeles metro bus on Tuesday, killing two passengers, prosecutors say, in a tragedy compounded when a news helicopter covering the crash plummeted from the sky, killing three. Bailee Lynn Rios, 36, has been charged with two...

    • Google News - Top Stories00:35

      LA woman charged with murder over bus crash that preceded deadly helicopter plunge The Guardian Bailee Rios charged with 2nd degree murder, DUI, reckless driving in Metro bus crash in Chatsworth ABC7 Los Angeles The driver who slammed into an LA bus before a news helicopter crash is charged with murder AP News NBC4 chopper’s final moments: A blaring alarm, loss of altitude and panic. Why did it crash? Los Angeles Times Haunting footage shows NBC4 helicopter drop out of sky into LA parking lot —...

    • ABC News (Australia)00:58

      Bailee Lynn Rios was speeding and drug-affected when she drove her SUV the wrong way down a busy avenue and struck a vehicle before ploughing into a bus, prosecutors say.

    • Google News - Top Stories05:08

      The driver who slammed into an LA bus before a news helicopter crash is charged with murder AP News S.U.V. Driver Charged With Murder in Los Angeles Bus Crash nytimes.com Emotional vigil held to honor 5 victims killed in L.A. bus collision, TV news helicopter crash KTLA New video emerges in Chatsworth helicopter crash. How it might help investigators NBC Los Angeles The driver who slammed into an LA bus before helicopter crash is charged with murder NPR

    • NPR News05:16

      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 as they charged her with murder.

    • Google News - Top Stories05:16

      The driver who slammed into an LA bus before helicopter crash is charged with murder NPR Bailee Rios charged with 2nd degree murder, DUI, reckless driving in Metro bus crash in Chatsworth abc7.com New video emerges in Chatsworth helicopter crash. How it might help investigators NBC Los Angeles New video shows wrong-way driver slam into Metro bus at ‘freeway speeds’ KTLA NBC4 chopper’s final moments: A blaring alarm, loss of altitude and panic. Why did it crash? Los Angeles Times

    • mynewsla.com13:28

      A woman accused of being under the influence of drugs, driving at high speed and slamming her SUV into a Metro bus in Chatsworth, killing two people and injuring herself and five others, is expected to be arraigned Friday in a San Fernando courtroom on murder, DUI and reckless driving charges. District Attorney Nathan Hochman […]

    • Google News - Top Stories15:09

      New video shows dazed driver after deadly Metro bus crash in Chatsworth KTLA Bailee Rios, suspect in deadly Metro bus crash, to appear in court; new video shows her moments after crash in Chatsworth ABC7 Los Angeles Driver accused in fatal Metro bus crash had multiple drug arrests but spent little time in jail, records show latimes.com New video emerges in Chatsworth helicopter crash. How it might help investigators NBC Los Angeles Could SUV driver face charges in deadly news helicopter crash?...

    • local21news.com15:36

      Rios faces two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of bus passengers Daniel Castillo, 46, and Gage Weida, 31.

      2 reprints
    • Google News - Top Stories18:45

      Bailee Rios, suspect in deadly Metro bus crash, seen in new video moments after crash in Chatsworth ABC7 Los Angeles New video emerges in Chatsworth helicopter crash. How it might help investigators NBC Los Angeles Driver accused in fatal Metro bus crash had multiple drug arrests but spent little time in jail, records show Los Angeles Times S.U.V. Driver Charged With Murder in Los Angeles Bus Crash The New York Times Could SUV driver face charges in deadly news helicopter crash? KTLA

  3. Mon, 21 September 2026

    1 report
    • iheart.com17:13edited after publishing

      previouslyWoman Charged With Murder in Metro Bus Crash Due in Court

      Arraignment was delayed again Monday for a woman charged with murder for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs and at high speed before slamming her SUV into a Metro bus in Chatsworth, killing two people and injuring herself and five others.

  4. Thu, 24 September 2026

    1 report
  5. Fri, 2 October 2026

    1 report
    • dailybulletin.com14:32edited after publishing

      previouslyJury handed case of nurse charged with crash that killed 6 in LA

      Jurors found Nicole Linton, 41, guilty after roughly three hours of deliberations. The six victims in the Aug. 4, 2022, crash at the intersection of La Brea and Slauson avenues included an unborn baby.

  6. Sat, 3 October 2026

    1 report
    • spokesman.com02:52

      LOS ANGELES — A traveling nurse who slammed her Mercedes into a crowded South L.A. intersection at 131 mph was convicted of murder on Friday afternoon after jurors rejected an argument that she had a seizure behind the wheel. Several gasps and sobs erupted from some of the victims’ relatives as the verdict was read, and they later shared hugs with prosecutors and detectives in a courthouse ...

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