29 days ago · Global
Driver charged with 2nd-degree murder in L.A. bus crash that news helicopter was covering

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. New York Times Homepage and NBC News Top Stories are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Global. The first report grouped here was at 17 Sept 2026, 23:05 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Driver charged with 2nd-degree murder in L.A. bus crash that news helicopter was covering”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Officials say Bailee Lynn Rios was intoxicated and driving against traffic when she slammed into a city bus. A news helicopter covering the deadly incident also crashed, killing three people.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by NBC News Top Stories
Driver charged with 2nd-degree murder in L.A. bus crash that news helicopter was covering
- Picked up by New York Times Homepage
- Picked up by New York Times Homepage
Driver Who Crashed Into Bus Before L.A. Helicopter Crash Is Charged With Murder
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- The New York TimesS.U.V. Driver Charged With Murder in Los Angeles Bus Crash
- NBC News Top StoriesDriver charged with 2nd-degree murder in L.A. bus crash that news helicopter was covering