Bus driver charged after Virginia crash kills 5, including family headed to wedding
State police charged the bus driver with involuntary manslaughter as investigators examine speed, braking and language proficiency after the crash injured 44 people.
- On Saturday, Virginia State Police charged bus driver Jing Dong, 48, with two counts of involuntary manslaughter following Friday's fatal crash on Interstate 95 in Stafford County that killed five people and injured 44 others.
- The bus, operated by E&P Travel, 'failed to slow for traffic' as it approached a work zone around 2:35 a.m. Friday, striking a Chevrolet Suburban that subsequently hit an Acura SUV, investigators said.
- Dmitri and Ecaterina Doncev, along with their two children Emily and Mark from Greenfield, Massachusetts, and 25-year-old Priscilla Mafalda of Worcester, Massachusetts, died in the collision while traveling to a South Carolina wedding.
- The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating driver activities, conducting a 72-hour look back for 'sleep issues, distraction issues, potential drug and alcohol issues,' while Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy noted concerns about the driver's language proficiency.
- NTSB member Tom Chapman said it is 'too early yet to know exactly what was happening on board the vehicle,' with a preliminary report expected within 30 days as the investigation continues.
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Charter bus driver who allegedly caused crash killing 5 in Virginia charged with involuntary manslaughter
A charter bus driver has been charged after he allegedly caused a fatal crash in Virginia that left five people dead.Jing S. Dong, a Staten Island, New York-based driver and non-English-speaking naturalized citizen from China who obtained his commercial license in 2024, has been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter and has additional charges pending, the Virginia State Police said on Saturday.Dong allegedly slammed into an SUV in …
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Bus driver charged in VA crash that killed 5 people from Mass.
A family of four from Massachusetts who were killed when a bus crashed into multiple vehicles in Virginia were traveling to a wedding at the time. Another Massachusetts resident was also killed in the crash. The bus driver was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, and additional charges were likely, Virginia State Police said.
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STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. (AP/WNCN) -- A family of four from Massachusetts who were killed on Friday when a bus crashed into multiple vehicles in Virginia were traveling to a wedding with a carload of homemade desserts for the celebration. The family wedding will go forward on Sunday in South Carolina, but it also will be [...]
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