Duffy Now Vowing Action After Non-English Speaking Driver's Deadly VA Bus Crash
A tragic bus crash on Interstate 95 in Virginia resulted in five fatalities and 44 injuries. The driver, a naturalized Chinese immigrant who does not speak English, was involved in a collision with stopped traffic due to a work zone. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has vowed to hold states accountable for issuing commercial driver's licenses to individuals who cannot read or communicate effectively on the road.
- ▪The bus crash occurred on a stretch of I-95, leading to a pile-up involving six vehicles.
- ▪Five people were killed, including a family of four and two young children.
- ▪The driver received his commercial driver's license from New York State despite not speaking English.
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Duffy Now Vowing Action After Non-English Speaking Driver's Deadly VA Bus Crash By Ward Clark | 12:54 PM on May 30, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson On Friday, on a stretch of Interstate 95 in Virginia, a bus smashed into stopped traffic. At least five people were killed, and 44 were injured. We are belaboring the obvious to note that this shouldn't have happened, but the obvious becomes more obvious when we learn that the driver of the bus was a Chinese immigrant, now naturalized, who still doesn't speak English, and yet the state of New York issued him a commercial driver's license (CDL). The crash caused a pile-up that ended up involving six vehicles.
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