Bus driver charged with manslaughter in massive crash that killed 5 on I-95 in Virginia
Forty-four people were hospitalized, including three with critical injuries. The driver of the bus at the center of a deadly chain-reaction crash on Interstate 95 in Virginia has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, Virginia State Police said Saturday. Five people were killed and 44 others injured in the Friday crash. Dong, 48, of Staten Island, New York, who suffered injuries and remains hospitalized, was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, with additional charges pending, the state police said. "Even as the Virginia State Police continues to conduct a complex investigation, I have determined that probable cause presently exists to establish that the driver of the tour bus caused this crash and, at the time of the crash, he was driving in a criminally negligent manner," Stafford County Commonwealth's Attorney Eric Olsen said in a press release. Dong will be held without bond pending his appearance in Court, according to Olsen.
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Virginia State Police said Saturday. The crash initially closed all lanes of I-95, Virginia's Department of Transportation said, causing massive delays for the Friday commute.
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Forty-four people were hospitalized, including three with critical injuries. The driver of the bus at the center of a deadly chain-reaction crash on Interstate 95 in Virginia has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, Virginia State Police said Saturday. Five people were killed and 44 others injured in the Friday crash. Dong, 48, of Staten Island, New York, who suffered injuries and remains hospitalized, was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, with additional charges pending, the state police said. "Even as the Virginia State Police continues to conduct a complex investigation, I have determined that probable cause presently exists to establish that the driver of the tour bus caused this crash and, at the time of the crash, he was driving in a criminally negligent manner," Stafford County Commonwealth's Attorney Eric Olsen said in a press release. Dong will be held without bond pending his appearance in Court, according to Olsen.