Chatsworth bus crash: Driver charged with murder despite drug-diversion past
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Bailee Lynn Rios, the driver of an SUV that slammed into a Metro bus in Chatsworth, is charged with reckless driving, DUI, and two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of two passengers. The article notes Rios has a long history of drug addiction and arrests, with probation and diversion programs (under Proposition 47) rather than jail time in prior cases, and prosecutors say the severity of the crash justifies murder charges; she faces life in prison if convicted.
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