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Fatal bus crash driver didn't speak English, New York State gave him commercial license
WJLA DC ^ | 5/30/2026 | 7NewsStaff

Posted on 05/30/2026 4:06:24 PM PDT by VanShuyten

On social media Friday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy identified the driver as 48-year-old Jing Dong, a naturalized U.S. citizen from China who received his CDL from New York State. Duffy said Dong does not speak English.

(Excerpt) Read more at wjla.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: aliens; bus; cdl; crash; democratcorruption; democratincompetence; hochul; illegals; jingdong; newyork
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Five died, 44 injured, with three still listed as critical.

The driver doesn’t speak English, but NY Gov. Hochul gave him a CDL anyway.

I hope the bus company and the state of New York have deep pockets.

1 posted on 05/30/2026 4:06:24 PM PDT by VanShuyten
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To: VanShuyten

I blame Madmammy and Schmuckie.


2 posted on 05/30/2026 4:09:02 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: VanShuyten

How was he naturalized without being proficient in English?


3 posted on 05/30/2026 4:09:28 PM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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To: Paladin2

They’ve got plenty of company in Albany.


4 posted on 05/30/2026 4:10:05 PM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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To: VanShuyten

The guy said “Give me a brake!” in Mandarin?


5 posted on 05/30/2026 4:10:45 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: VanShuyten

Sue NY.


6 posted on 05/30/2026 4:16:25 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: VanShuyten

This piece of sh*t murdered an ENTIRE family, Russian immigrants, who came here in 2008, while they were on their way to South Carolina for a wedding..the entire family is gone because of Hochel, their blood is on HER hands but she could care less, all that matters is that this scumbag votes Dem


7 posted on 05/30/2026 4:16:29 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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He drove into parked cars allegedly.

That suggests a greater problem than being able to read American roads signs.

He probably wasn’t getting enough sleep for some reason.


8 posted on 05/30/2026 4:17:37 PM PDT by Brian Griffin (Ask your Congressman to tax tariff refunds at 100% & > $300 to most insured vehicle owners 4 gas)
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Chinese immigrant-—”says” he’s a naturalized citizen-—doesn’t speak English,
......New York State gave him a CDL to drive a bus that kills Americans


9 posted on 05/30/2026 4:18:13 PM PDT by Liz (Winston Churchill: “Nothing in life is so exhilaratiLouis-Primang as to be shot at without result.”)
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To: Paladin2

How did he manage to pass the Naturalization process to become a citizen if he doesn’t speak or understand English?


10 posted on 05/30/2026 4:19:26 PM PDT by Old Retired Army Guy (That's)
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Maybe he paid someone to take the necessary tests / interviews for him. Easy peasy. They all look alike.


11 posted on 05/30/2026 4:22:05 PM PDT by Blurb2350 (posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
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To: mewzilla

Same way he got a cdl, fraud. He paid a ringer to take the classes and tests.


12 posted on 05/30/2026 4:22:33 PM PDT by Valpal1 (Yes, I did vote for this!)
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To: mewzilla

He got a free pass from somebody who was supposed to test him and make sure he spoke English... They marked him as proficient... He wasn’t... But they checked that box anyways.

They should be charged with the same crimes that he’s charged with.


13 posted on 05/30/2026 4:23:40 PM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: Valpal1

Or he was given it anyway.

My bet is he didn’t have to bother getting a ringer.


14 posted on 05/30/2026 4:24:11 PM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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To: VanShuyten

“The bus had left New York City around 8:30 p.m. Thursday and was on its way to Charlotte, North Carolina.”

“’Blood everywhere, people screaming’”

https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/virginia-bus-crash-survivor-may-29-2026


15 posted on 05/30/2026 4:26:50 PM PDT by Brian Griffin (Ask your Congressman to tax tariff refunds at 100% & > $300 to most insured vehicle owners 4 gas)
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The bonehead trucker on YouTube has reported on cases like this for sadly years. The trucking company or in this case bus company is likely a chameleon carrier that will vanish, and the victims will never get a dime.


16 posted on 05/30/2026 4:39:19 PM PDT by cableguymn (Can't cancel all of us)
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To: Brian Griffin

E logs was supposed to prevent this. However, there are plenty of YouTube videos showing how easy it is to reset your hours of service if you just ask your company. A shady company will do it in a minute.


17 posted on 05/30/2026 4:41:28 PM PDT by cableguymn (Can't cancel all of us)
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To: VanShuyten

Four years and nine months

that is how long Kathy Hochul has been governor

she has full responsibility on this one


18 posted on 05/30/2026 4:44:43 PM PDT by ChronicMA
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To: Old Retired Army Guy

Shirley, you jest...


19 posted on 05/30/2026 4:45:22 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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“Five died, 44 injured, with three still listed as critical”

What’s the source for that? I didn’t see it in the article.


20 posted on 05/30/2026 4:47:18 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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