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Los Angeles Prosecutors Charge Woman After Wrong-Way Bus Crash

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  • U.S. Los Angeles County prosecutors charged Bailee Lynn Rios with reckless driving, DUI and two second-degree murder counts.
  • Rios drove a 2004 Ford Expedition wrong-way, ran a red light and T-boned a Metro bus.
  • The September 15 Chatsworth crash killed Daniel Castillo, 46, and Gage Weida, 31.
  • One passenger was severely injured and five others sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
  • Prosecutors intend to prove implied malice from Rios’ high speed, wrong-way driving and red-light run.