Bus driver charged in Virginia crash that killed five people

The driver of a motor coach bus that killed five people and injured more than 40 others after crashing in Virginia on Friday morning has been criminally charged. Jing S Dong, 48, faces two counts of involuntary manslaughter, with additional charges likely, according to Virginia state police. Meanwhile, as it carries out a federal investigation into the wreck, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said speed, speed, fatigue and language proficiency are being investigated as factors in the particularly large accident. The driver, a US citizen from China, does not speak English, according to investigators. Officials also said there had evidently been only little braking before the crash due to its speed and severity. Dong – of Staten Island, New York – crashed into vehicles that slowed down upon approaching a work zone on interstate 95 in Stafford county about 2.35am Friday. Among those killed were a family of four from Massachusetts who were on their way to a wedding in South Carolina with a carload of homemade desserts for the event. The wedding was going forward on Sunday, though guests would also simultaneously mourn the loss of Dmitri and Ecaterina Doncev and their two children, Emily and Mark, a relative said on Saturday. The family emigrated from Moldova in 2008 and settled in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Dmitri was a nurse at Holyoke Medical Center. Ecaterina was a hairstylist who spent several days making desserts for the wedding. …