Overview
- A motorcoach struck a queue of cars slowing for a work zone on I‑95 early Friday, May 29, killing five people and injuring about 44 others as the bus plowed into multiple vehicles.
- The driver, Jing Sheng Dong, remains hospitalized, was ordered held without bond and was indicted by a Stafford County grand jury on five counts of involuntary manslaughter plus a reckless driving charge.
- NTSB investigators say preliminary evidence points to a high rate of speed and limited braking before impact and they are examining vehicle systems, hours‑of‑service records and the driver’s actions in the days before the crash.
- The Department of Transportation’s FMCSA has subpoenaed New York DMV records for Dong’s commercial driver’s license and entry‑level training after officials reported difficulty obtaining the files by other means.
- Federal and state probes are also reviewing the carrier E&P Travel’s safety record and prior violations, and the case has renewed scrutiny of state CDL issuance, English‑language enforcement and night‑time passenger operations.