The bus driver responsible for a crash that killed five people on a Virginia highway late last week has been indicted on four more charges.
Jing Sheng Dong, 48, faces three more felony counts of involuntary manslaughter and one misdemeanor charge for reckless driving. He was previously charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter.
If convicted, Dong could face up to 10 years in prison for each of the five counts of involuntary manslaughter.
Prosecutors announced the additional charges on Monday, three days after the fatal chain-reaction crash took place on Interstate 95 in Stafford County.
Dong failed to slow down in a work zone and crashed into six vehicles around 2:35 a.m. Friday, according to authorities. He was driving a motorcoach from New York to North Carolina when the accident occurred.
Among the deceased were a family of four and a 25-year-old woman, all from Massachusetts.
The National Transportation Safety Board joined the Virginia State Police in investigating the incident.
Dong has a history of speeding charges. In March, he was accused of driving a motorcoach at 72 miles per hour in a 50 mile-per-hour zone in Annapolis, Maryland. And in November 2024, he was convicted of driving 73 miles per hour in a 55 miles per hour zone in Colonial Heights, Virginia. In the latter case, he paid $219 in fines and court costs.
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Additionally, he has a pending case in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, where he was accused of trespassing last July.
The indicted bus driver remained hospitalized on Monday. He will be transported to jail upon his release from the hospital.
