Driver in deadly LA Metro crash that preceded NBC helicopter tragedy misses court as she remains hospitalized

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The suspect in the Los Angeles deadly Metro bus crash, which set off a chain reaction that led to the deaths of three people in the NBC helicopter accident, was forced to skip court Thursday as she remained in the hospital.

36-year-old Simi Valley resident Bailee Lynn Rios was due in LA County Superior Court Thursday morning but was unable to attend because she’s still in the hospital.

Bailee Rios, the SUV driver accused of plowing into a Los Angeles Metro bus and killing two people, is shown in this undated photo. Rios was booked in connection with the collision in Chatsworth and is being held on $4.03 million bail. Facebook/@bailee.rios.9

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a fatal traffic collision involving a Metro bus and a vehicle in Chatsworth. CHRIS TORRES/EPA/Shutterstock

An aerial view shows the aftermath of a news helicopter crash in Chatsworth, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. AP Photo/Ethan Swope

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Rios allegedly crashed her SUV into a Los Angeles Metro bus on Tuesday at high speed. The crash embedded her vehicle into the bus and killed two passengers. Rio and several other passengers were also seriously injured.

She is facing murder charges, her bail was set at $4.03 million.