Virginia bus driver from crash that killed five faces more manslaughter charges

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.

This photo, provided by the Virginia State Police, shows the scene of a fatal accident involving a passenger bus on Interstate 95 in near Quantico, Va., on Friday, May 29, 2026. (Virginia State Police via AP)

Dong failed to slow down in a work zone and crashed into six vehicles around 2:35 a.m. Friday, according to