Overview
- Tennessee Highway Patrol says the Dec. 9 I-40 crash began when the bus rear-ended a tractor-trailer while the driver was distracted by a video on his phone.
- The driver, identified as 54-year-old Huang Yisong of Brooklyn, is charged with vehicular homicide and is being held on a $175,000 bond.
- Homeland Security officials say Huang crossed the border unlawfully in 2023, was released with work authorization and a Social Security card, and used those documents to secure a New York commercial license in April 2025.
- New York’s DMV says the license was issued in compliance with presented federal documents and rejects claims that the agency acted improperly.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy recently threatened to withhold $73 million in federal highway funds from New York over alleged improper issuance of commercial licenses to foreign-born drivers.