Stafford

A Stafford County grand jury on Monday, June 1, 2026, indicted Jing Sheng Dong, 48, of Staten Island, New York, on three additional felony counts of involuntary manslaughter and one misdemeanor count of reckless driving in connection with the May 30 tour bus crash on southbound Interstate 95 that killed five people.

The new indictments bring the total to five felony counts of involuntary manslaughter — one for each victim — along with the reckless driving charge. The charges relate to the multi-vehicle crash in a work zone and supplement two initial involuntary manslaughter counts filed against Dong on May 31.

Stafford County Fire and Rescue is celebrating the retirement of two of its members.

“Please join us in congratulating Technician Doug Gress who is retiring from Stafford County Fire and Rescue after more than 10 years, in addition to a full career as a United States Marine,” Stafford County Fire and Rescue announced. “Please join us in congratulating Battalion Chief Charlie Freeman on his retirement from Stafford County Fire and Rescue after more than 25 years of dedicated service!”

“I am concerned as a commissioner about the desecration of any graveyard in Stafford County, and in addition this particular one,” reports the Fredericksburg Free Press.

The Stafford County Planning Commission voted 5-0 Wednesday night to recommend the Board of Supervisors deny key approvals for the Potomac Creek Campus data center project on 99 acres south of Eskimo Hill Road. The recommendation followed concerns about a historic cemetery on the site that includes Seddon family burials and unmarked graves believed to belong to enslaved individuals. Commissioners noted the location could otherwise suit data center development near the approved Stafford Technology Campus.

“Boom, people screaming on the bus, glass flying everywhere, the bus turning over,” WTVR reported. “There was blood everywhere. People holding their heads, their shoulders, still waking up trying to figure out what was going on,” passenger Wayne Tobin said.

“You had blood, people bleeding, people screaming, the bus smoking. A stranger came, bust the window open and let us all out.”

As the investigation continues into Friday’s tragic multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 southbound, Stafford County Fire and Rescue (SCFR) — the first agency on scene — has released its official incident report.

INCIDENT INFORMATION