Bus driver in Virginia crash that killed 5 facing more charges

U.S. Bus driver in Virginia crash that killed 5 faces additional involuntary manslaughter charges By Kiki Intarasuwan Kiki Intarasuwan News Editor Kiki Intarasuwan is a news editor for CBS News & Stations. Read Full Bio Kiki Intarasuwan June 1, 2026 / 6:09 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google The bus driver involved in a Virginia highway crash that killed five people last week has been indicted on additional involuntary manslaughter charges, prosecutors announced Monday.Jing Sheng Dong, a 48-year-old tour bus driver from Staten Island, New York, now faces three more felony counts in connection with the deaths, as well as a misdemeanor charge for reckless driving, Stafford Commonwealth District Attorney Eric Olsen said. Dong was previously charged Saturday with two counts of involuntary manslaughter.Each count of involuntary manslaughter carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, according to the prosecutor.Nearly four dozen others were injured in the early morning crash on Friday, May 30, including Dong. He remained hospitalized on Monday and will be transported to the Rappahannock Regional Jail once he's released, according to Olsen.Virginia State Police said an initial investigation showed traffic was slowing in the southbound lane on Interstate 95 in Stafford County as cars approached a work zone. The bus driver allegedly "failed to slow for traffic" and crashed into six vehicles at about 2:35 a.m., police said. The National Transportation Safety Board, which is also investigating along with state police, said the bus was operated by E&P Travel of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, and was transporting passengers from New York to North Carolina.The bus first struck a Chevrolet Suburban, which then hit an Acura SUV and additional vehicles. Four people in the Acura were killed, along with one person in the Suburban. Dmitri Doncev, his wife Ecterina, and their children, Emily and Mark were killed when a crash on a Virginia highway. ...