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Driver charged with murder in Chatsworth Metro bus crash pleads not guilty, held on $4.1M bail
ABC7 Los Angeles • • nation
Key Points:
- Bailee Rios, 36, charged with two counts of second-degree murder and DUI causing injury after crashing her SUV into a Metro bus in Chatsworth, killing two and injuring five, pleaded not guilty in court.
- Rios remains jailed on $4.1 million bail and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on November 2; her arraignment had been delayed due to medical issues.
- The victims were identified as Daniel Castillo, 46, who died on the bus, and Gage Weida, 31, who died at the scene after being thrown from the bus.
- Castillo's family attended the court hearing, visibly emotional and upset by Rios' not guilty plea, expressing a desire for justice to be served.
- The crash occurred on September 15, and tragically, an NBC4 helicopter crew covering the incident crashed nearby hours later, killing three people.
