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Jilly_in_VA

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3. Also per AP

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2026, 07:01 PM

Saturday

The bus driver, Jing S. Dong, 48, of Staten Island, New York, was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, and additional charges were likely, Virginia State Police said. It was not immediately known if he was in custody or had a lawyer yet.

Further, and this is the interesting part, according to the article, he is a native of China and does not speak English. If this is true, how in hell did he get a NY state driver's license, let alone the kind that allows you to drive a bus?

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Bus hits cars in Virginia, killing 5 people and injuring 34, state police say [View all] Omaha Steve Friday OP

From WTOP: mahatmakanejeeves Friday #1

what a tragedy. Mom, Dad and 2 kids dead. Fla Dem Friday #2

Also per AP Jilly_in_VA Saturday #3

I was wondering if anyone would post about this. I searched the forum for bus driver and got nothing Beringia 18 hrs ago #4