A bus driver with a history of speeding accusations was indicted on Monday in a chain‑reaction crash on Virginia’s Interstate 95 that killed five people and injured dozens more.
The 48‑year‑old Jing Sheng Dong of Staten Island was originally charged with two involuntary‑manslaughter counts after the collision early Friday morning. A grand jury added three more involuntary‑manslaughter charges and a charge for reckless driving.
Dong was operating a motorcoach from New York to North Carolina when he struck a slow‑moving line of vehicles in a work zone. A family of four heading to a wedding was killed, as was a 25‑year‑old woman from Worcester.
Earlier incidents show Dong was cited for speeding in Colonial Heights, Virginia, in November 2024 and Annapolis, Maryland, in March. In Annapolis he drove a motorcoach at 72 mph in a 50 mph zone.
The NTSB has opened an investigation into the details of the crash. The bus was run by E&P Travel Inc., a company based in Kings Mountain, North Carolina.
Dong’s court filings list no attorney. Prosecutors plan to move him to jail when he leaves the hospital.
Jurors indicted him after reviewing evidence that he exceeded speed limits by about 12 mph in a 55 mph work‑zone section, and his failure to control the vehicle contributed to the chain of collisions.
The case illustrates the dangers of reckless operation of large vehicles in populated highways and underscores the importance of speed regulation.
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