The company argued during a five-day arbitration hearing that the driver is an independent contractor under California law, and so Uber can't be held liable for his actions.
The family's attorney says Uber never investigated multiple prior complaints against the driver.
Prosecutors said the driver was impaired by drugs and ran a red light before ramming a city bus on Tuesday. Two people died. Compounding the tragedy, a news helicopter also crashed.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman details the charges and evidence in the deadly Chatsworth Metro bus crash that killed two people. Bailee Rios faces two counts of second-degree murder, along with DUI-related allegations, after prosecutors say she was driving impaired and crashed her SUV into a Metro bus. LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochamn on Thursday said second-degree murder charges will be filed against Rios. She will also be charged with driving under the influence and reckless driving. The charges could lead to a life prison sentence. Hochman said Rios was under the influence of drugs at the time of the crash, and narcotics were found in her SUV. He did not specify what type of drugs were found. "She chose…
Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board have begun their investigation into the helicopter crash that killed a local news reporter, a pilot and a bystander on the ground. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
Live video taken from a Los Angeles TV news helicopter just before it crashed is among the "most important evidence" investigators have.
The fatal crash of a news helicopter in Los Angeles on Tuesday brought to light the dangers such aircraft face in big cities.
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The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a deadly news helicopter crash in Los Angeles that killed reporter Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw. Another person was killed on the ground, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Authorities have not yet said what caused the crash. More: https://tinyurl.com/2mb85dab #helicoptercrash #LosAngeles #NBC
A deadly news helicopter crash in Los Angeles is now under investigation by the NTSB. Former Marine One pilot and aviation consultant Ron Alvarado joins LiveNOW’s Anna Marsick to break down the NBC4 helicopter crash, what may have gone wrong, and what investigators will be looking for. MORE: The aircraft, a Eurocopter AS 350 B2 helicopter, suffered substantial damage, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). During a press conference on Wednesday, Senior Air Safety Investigator Fabian Salazar with the NTSB confirmed that live coverage footage recorded as the helicopter went down is currently the primary piece of evidence. The NTSB is sending the recording to a lab to study its audio, which clearly captures changes in…