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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Paul Farrell

Driver in LA bus crash that preceded helicopter tragedy charged with murder

An SUV driver accused of being high on drugs when she plowed into a Los Angeles city bus has been charged with murdering two passengers in a crash that preceded a second tragedy when a news helicopter covering the scene went down, killing three more people.

Bailee Lynn Rios, 36, was speeding Tuesday when she allegedly drove her 2004 Ford Expedition the wrong way down a busy avenue, struck another vehicle, ran a red light and slammed into the bus, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said Thursday.

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