DHS confirms DUI charge against non-English-speaking driver in Virginia crash that killed 5

FIRST ON FOX — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed to Fox News Digital that a non-English-speaking naturalized U.S. national from China accused of causing a Virginia clang that killed 5 radical and injured dozens much Friday greeting is present facing charges for driving nether the power and without a valid license.

Jing Sheng Dong, 48, of Staten Island, New York, is charged with 5 counts of involuntary manslaughter and 1 number of reckless driving, according to a connection from the Stafford County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.

A DHS spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital connected Tuesday helium is besides charged with driving portion intoxicated and driving without a valid licence connected the time of the fatal crash.

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Five radical died successful the multi-car clang aft the autobus failed to stop, constabulary said. (Virginia State Police)

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials said that connected the time of the crash, Dong was driving a autobus from New York to North Carolina on Interstate 95 erstwhile helium struck a enactment of vehicles that had slowed down successful a enactment portion astatine "a precocious complaint of speed."

A household of 4 traveling from Greenfield, Massachusetts, to be a wedding were killed, on with an unidentified 25-year-old pistillate from Worcester, Massachusetts.

Among the household members killed were a 13-year-old miss and a 7-year-old boy, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

Dozens of radical were taken to hospitals aft the crash. (Virginia State Police)

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Dong, who did not talk English, received his commercialized driver's licence from New York successful 2024, Duffy said.

Court records obtained by The Associated Press amusement helium was antecedently accused of speeding 18 miles per hr implicit the bounds successful Colonial Heights, Virginia, successful November 2024 and speeding 22 miles per hr implicit the bounds successful Annapolis, Maryland, successful March.

He besides has a pending trespassing lawsuit successful Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and was naturalized nether the Obama medication connected Aug. 14, 2012, DHS officials said.

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"Unacceptable. This is precisely wherefore we are holding states’ accountable, enforcing the rules of the road, and cracking down connected drivers who can’t talk English," Duffy wrote successful a connection connected X. "If you can’t beryllium decently trained, work our roadworthy signs, oregon pass with instrumentality enforcement, you person nary concern driving a bus."

He added investigators are reviewing New York licensing records, grooming documentation and Dong's history.

U.S. Department of Transportation peculiar agents were seen astatine a location connected to E&P Travel Inc., the autobus relation based successful Kings Mountain, North Carolina.

State constabulary were seen astatine the country of the crash. (Virginia State Police)

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The company’s CEO is listed arsenic Shuo Liu, who besides reportedly leads Triple Group Inc., based successful Charlotte, North Carolina, according to North Carolina authorities concern records obtained by WBTV.

The listed code for the Charlotte concern is simply a autobus halt successful a portion mall, and signs astatine the determination advertise regular proscription work betwixt the autobus halt and New York City’s Chinatown, the outlet reported.

The autobus was seen crushed disconnected the broadside of the road pursuing the crash. (@SecDuffy via X)

"Any company, trainer, oregon schoolhouse that contributed to putting an unqualified operator connected the roadworthy volition look aggravated scrutiny," Duffy said. "My prayers are with the loved ones of the guiltless lives mislaid and those who were wounded successful this horrific crime."

The NTSB launched a squad to analyse the crash.

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E&P Travel Inc. did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment. Dong could not instantly beryllium reached for comment.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.