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The autobus operator progressive successful a Virginia road crash that killed 5 radical past week has been indicted connected further involuntary manslaughter charges, prosecutors announced Monday.
Jing Sheng Dong, a 48-year-old circuit autobus operator from Staten Island, New York, present faces 3 much felony counts successful transportation with the deaths, arsenic good arsenic a misdemeanor complaint for reckless driving, Stafford Commonwealth District Attorney Eric Olsen said. Dong was antecedently charged Saturday with two counts of involuntary manslaughter.
Each number of involuntary manslaughter carries a condemnation of up to 10 years successful prison, according to the prosecutor.
Nearly 4 twelve others were injured successful the aboriginal greeting clang connected Friday, May 30, including Dong. He remained hospitalized connected Monday and volition beryllium transported to the Rappahannock Regional Jail erstwhile he's released, according to Olsen.
Virginia State Police said an archetypal probe showed postulation was slowing successful the southbound lane connected Interstate 95 successful Stafford County arsenic cars approached a enactment zone. The autobus operator allegedly "failed to dilatory for traffic" and crashed into six vehicles astatine astir 2:35 a.m., constabulary said.
The National Transportation Safety Board, which is besides investigating on with authorities police, said the autobus was operated by E&P Travel of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, and was transporting passengers from New York to North Carolina.
The autobus archetypal struck a Chevrolet Suburban, which past deed an Acura SUV and further vehicles. Four radical successful the Acura were killed, on with 1 idiosyncratic successful the Suburban.
Dmitri Doncev, his woman Ecterina, and their children, Emily and Mark were killed erstwhile a clang connected a Virginia highway.
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The 4 victims successful the Acura were a household from Greenfield, Massachusetts. CBS Boston reported that 45-year-old Dmitri Doncev, his wife, Ecterina, 44, their 13-year-old daughter, Emily, and their 7-year-old son, Mark, were connected their mode to a wedding successful South Carolina.
The unfortunate from the Suburban was identified arsenic 25-year-old Priscilla Mafalda from Worcester, Massachusetts, authorities constabulary said.
Kierra Frazier contributed to this report.
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Bus clang kills astatine slightest 5, including kids
Bus crashes into different vehicles, sidesplitting astatine slightest 5, including children, injuring 44
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