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Driver charged with murder in Chatsworth Metro bus crash pleads not guilty, held on $4.1M bail

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Newest development Sep 24, 2026 · 4 reportsDriver charged with murder in Chatsworth Metro bus crash pleads not guilty, held on $4.1M bail

The woman charged with crashing into a Metro bus in Chatsworth, killing two people and injuring five others, pleaded not guilty in the case.

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  1. Chatsworth Metro bus crash: Bailee Rios scheduled for arraignment in double-fatal collision

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    Driver charged with murder in Chatsworth Metro bus crash pleads not guilty, held on $4.1M bail

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Woman accused in deadly Chatsworth Metro bus crash to be arraigned (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Police and LA Metro investigate the scene of a crash with a LA Metro Bus left three people dead on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026 in Chatsworth, CA. (Ronaldo Bolanos / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

  2. KTLA Los Angeles

    Driver accused in fatal Chatsworth Metro bus crash expected to be arraigned Monday (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    The 36-year-old woman who authorities say was impaired when she smashed into a Metro bus in Chatsworth is set to be arraigned on Monday morning following multiple postponements. Bailee Lynn Rios is facing two second-degree murder charges in addition to driving under the influence and reckless drivin…

  3. Foxla

    Chatsworth bus crash: Driver charged with murder due in court (opens Foxla)

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    Bailee Rios, the suspect in a deadly Chatsworth bus crash, is scheduled to return to court Monday morning after previous attempts to formally arraign her were delayed due to her medical condition. The 36-year-old suspect was scheduled to face a judge on Friday, but she could not be arraigned because…

  4. Foxla

    Chatsworth Metro bus crash: Bailee Rios scheduled for arraignment in double-fatal collision (opens Foxla)

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    A Simi Valley woman is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday following multiple postponements related to her physical condition after allegedly driving under the influence and crashing her SUV into a Metro bus in Chatsworth .

  5. NBC Los Angeles

    Woman charged with murder in Chatsworth Metro bus crash pleads not guilty (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Bailee Rios is wheeled into court Sept. 24, 2026 on a gurney.

  6. Foxla

    Chatsworth Metro bus crash: Bailee Rios due in court on murder charges (opens Foxla)

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    A Simi Valley woman is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday at the Los Angeles County Superior Court in San Fernando , facing two counts of second-degree murder and multiple felony DUI charges after allegedly driving under the influence of drugs at high speeds and slamming her SUV into a Metro bus …

  7. KTLA Los Angeles

    Woman accused in Chatsworth Metro bus crash deaths pleads not guilty (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    A 37-year-old Simi Valley woman charged with murder in a suspected DUI crash that killed two people and injured five others when she slammed her speeding SUV into a Metro bus full of passengers in Chatsworth pleaded not guilty Thursday.

  8. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Driver charged with murder in Chatsworth Metro bus crash pleads not guilty, held on $4.1M bail (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    The woman charged with crashing into a Metro bus in Chatsworth, killing two people and injuring five others, pleaded not guilty in the case.

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