By Patrick Hedlund
DNAinfo News Editor
MANHATTAN — The driver of a Chinatown-bound bus that crashed in Virginia this week, killing four passengers, was charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter in the deadly wreck.
Virginia prosecutors charged Kin Yiu Cheung, 37, of Flushing, Queens, with four felony counts of involuntary manslaughter during his arraignment Friday morning on reckless driving charges.
The bus he was driving from Virginia to New York City flipped on the I-95 highway near Fredericksburg, Va., early Tuesday morning, killing four and inuring dozens more.
Virginia state police cited driver fatigue as the reason for the crash, ruling out the possibility of any mechanical malfunction.
Cheung was hit with the manslaughter charges after originally being charged Wednesday with reckless driving. He is currently being held without bond, and will be arraigned on the manslaughter charges June 8.
Four female passengers died in the crash, while 54 others suffered injuries ranging from minor to life-threatening, state police said.
As of Wednesday, about 20 passengers remain hospitalized in Virginia with serious injuries, authorities added.
The long-distance bus company employing Cheung, Sky Express, was shut down Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation, which cited the carrier's poor safety rating and multiple violations.
Cheung was arraigned in Caroline County Circuit Court Friday morning and returned to the custody of state police, a department spokeswoman said.
The National Transportation Safety Board is continuing to investigate the crash.
