A bus driver has been charged with involuntary manslaughter following a crash in Virginia that killed five people and injured over 40 others. The incident occurred early Friday morning on Interstate 95 in Stafford County.
Jing S Dong, 48, of Staten Island, New York, faces two counts of involuntary manslaughter, with additional charges expected, according to Virginia state police. The driver, a US citizen from China, does not speak English, and investigators are examining speed, fatigue, and language proficiency as factors.
The crash involved a motor coach bus that failed to slow in a work zone, hitting a Chevrolet Suburban, which then struck an Acura carrying a family of four. The family, Dmitri and Ecaterina Doncev and their children Emily and Mark, were travelling from Massachusetts to a wedding in South Carolina. They emigrated from Moldova in 2008.
Priscilla Mafalda, 25, of Worcester, Massachusetts, who was in the Suburban, also died. The bus driver was hospitalized under arrest, with a court appearance pending his discharge.
