SUV driver arrested in deadly Chatsworth bus crash

A SUV driver is arrested on suspicion of murder in a deadly bus crash. Keenan Willard reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Wednesday Sept. 16, 2026.

The driver of a sport utility vehicle traveling the wrong way before colliding with a Metro bus, killing at least two people, has been arrested on suspicion of murder, according to the LAPD.

Six people were injured in the Tuesday afternoon crash near the intersection of Nordhoff Street and De Soto Avenue. The 2004 Ford Expedition driver, identified by police as 36-year-old Simi Valley resident Bailee Lynn Rios, was among the injured.

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The driver is suspected of reckless driving and running a red light combined with possible DUI, police said.

The Metro Line 166 bus was eastbound on Nordhoff Street when it was hit by the SUV, according to LA Metro.