Claims extracted
25
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
2 of 25 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
59/100
The Independent's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
16
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
An SUV driver accused of being high on drugs when she plowed into a Los Angeles city bus has been charged with murdering two passengers in a crash that preceded a second tragedy when a news helicopter covering the scene went down, killing three more people.
asserted
helicopter → accuse → people
Bailee Lynn Rios, 36, was speeding Tuesday when she allegedly drove her 2004 Ford Expedition the wrong way down a busy avenue, struck another vehicle, ran a red light and slammed into the bus, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said Thursday.
uncertain
Hochman → speed → bus
Prosecutors allege Rios was under the influence of drugs at the time.
asserted
Rios → allege → time
She has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder over the deaths of bus passengers Daniel Castillo, 46, and Gage Weida, 31.
asserted
She → charge → passengers
Rios was being held on $4.1 million bail and was due to appear in court Friday.
asserted
Rios → hold → court
Court records did not list an attorney representing her, while the public defender's office said it had not been appointed to the case.
asserted
it → list → case
The tragedy was compounded when a news helicopter covering the bus crash later plunged to the ground.
asserted
helicopter → compound → ground
Pilot George Marciniw and reporter Eliana Moreno were killed along with Edy Gutierrez Mejia, who was on the ground.
asserted
who → kill → ground
At least four cars and two storage containers caught fire following the crash.
asserted
cars → catch → crash
Investigators have not determined what caused the helicopter to go down.
asserted
helicopter → determine → ?
Video broadcast from the aircraft captured an alarm sounding in the cockpit as the helicopter began losing altitude.
asserted
helicopter → capture → altitude
"Uh oh," a woman's voice can be heard saying.
asserted
voice → say → ?
"You can't pull up?" she says moments later, shortly before the footage ends.
asserted
footage → pull → ?
National Transportation Safety Board investigator Fabian Salazar described the recording as "probably the most important evidence that we have discovered so far."
Aviation safety expert Jeff Guzzetti said the alarm could indicate a loss of engine power and a dangerous drop in the helicopter's main rotor speed.
uncertain
alarm → describe → speed
The pilot appeared to be attempting an emergency maneuver designed to get the rotor spinning again, he said.
asserted
he → appear → maneuver
The NTSB is investigating both the helicopter crash and the bus collision.
asserted
NTSB → investigate → crash
Moreno and Marciniw worked for helicopter contractor Angel City Air and provided aerial coverage for NBC4 and Telemundo 52.
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Moreno → work → NBC4
Hundreds of people gathered in Los Angeles' Chatsworth neighborhood Thursday night for a candlelight vigil honoring the five people killed in the two crashes.
asserted
Hundreds → gather → crashes
Castillo's daughter, Johaunna Castillo, said her father had been traveling home from his job at a car-parts warehouse aboard the same bus he took every day.
asserted
he → say → bus
"The back was his favorite seat," she said.
asserted
she → say → ?
"He liked people-watching."
Castillo would normally call his daughter after work each day.
asserted
Castillo → like → work
On Tuesday, he told her he was getting on the bus and would call again while walking home.
asserted
he → tell → bus
That call never came.
asserted
call → come → ?
She described her father as a hardworking and lively man who brought "a lot of joy and love into people's lives."
asserted
who → describe → lives
Rios's mother, Cindy Rios, previously said she was shocked and saddened by the events and had not spoken to her daughter since her arrest.
asserted
she → say → arrest
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