{"id":198,"date":"2026-06-01T09:10:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T09:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=198"},"modified":"2026-06-01T09:10:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T09:10:50","slug":"non-english-speaking-bus-driver-with-cdl-kills-five-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=198","title":{"rendered":"Non-English Speaking Bus Driver with CDL Kills Five People"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A bus driver who allegedly could not speak English crashed into stopped traffic on Interstate 95 in Virginia early Friday, killing five people including two children.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=196\">Morning Greatness: Congress Returns to Backlog of Must-Pass Legislation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said federal investigators are examining how the driver was permitted to operate a commercial passenger vehicle despite reportedly lacking English-language skills required under federal transportation rules.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnacceptable,\u201d Duffy wrote on X. \u201cThis is exactly why we are holding states\u2019 accountable, enforcing the rules of the road, and cracking down on drivers who can\u2019t speak English.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Update on the tragic bus crash in Virginia:<\/p>\n<p>Five people are dead, including a 13-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, after the driver of a motorcoach slammed into stopped traffic on I-95. @FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs and our investigators are on the ground at the crash\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/NWPBd9aLPr<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) May 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The crash occurred around 2:30 a.m. on southbound I-95 in Stafford County near Quantico after traffic slowed for a work zone, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said the motorcoach failed to brake before slamming into stopped vehicles. A Chevrolet Suburban was pushed into an Acura, which burst into flames. Six vehicles were involved in the crash, and 44 people were transported to hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Derek Barrs and National Transportation Safety Board investigators responded to the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=194\">Britain\u2019s White \u2018George Floyd\u2019 Moment?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Among those killed were a 13-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, Duffy said.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Post identified the driver as Jing S. Dong, 48, of Staten Island, New York. Dong, a Chinese-born U.S. citizen, reportedly obtained his commercial driver\u2019s license in New York in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Dong was injured in the crash, and charges are pending.<\/p>\n<p>Four of the victims were members of the Doncev family of Greenfield, Massachusetts, according to the New York Post. Dmitri Doncev, 45, his wife Ecaterina, 44, and their children Emily and Mark were reportedly traveling to a wedding in South Carolina when their Acura was struck.<\/p>\n<p>The fifth victim was identified as a 25-year-old woman from Worcester who was riding in the Chevrolet Suburban.<\/p>\n<p>Duffy said federal investigators are now reviewing Dong\u2019s driving history, training records and licensing documentation from New York state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny company, trainer, or school that contributed to putting an unqualified driver on the road will face intense scrutiny,\u201d Duffy wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Federal regulations updated last year require inspectors to immediately remove commercial drivers from service if they cannot communicate in English. The tougher enforcement standards replaced an earlier system that relied primarily on citations.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=192\">The Pathway Forward for Constitutional Carry<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bus driver who allegedly could not speak English crashed into stopped traffic on Interstate 95 in Virginia early Friday, killing five people including two\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Non-English Speaking Bus Driver with CDL Kills Five People - Urban Economy news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=198\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Non-English Speaking Bus Driver with CDL Kills Five People - 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