Driver in fatal Virginia bus crash to be arraigned

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(CNN) -- The driver of a commercial tour bus that crashed earlier this week, killing four people, will be arraigned Friday.

Kin Yiu Cheung, 37, of Flushing, New York, has been charged with reckless driving. Investigators blamed the wreck on driver fatigue.

The Virginia State Police Motor Carrier Safety Team ruled out any mechanical errors or malfunctions after inspecting the bus.

The U.S. Department of Transportation prohibited bus company Sky Express Inc. from operating interstate transportation services.

The Sky Express bus left Greensboro, North Carolina, on Monday at 10:30 p.m. and was en route to Chinatown in New York City. It ran off I-95 and overturned early Tuesday in Caroline County, Virginia.

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Sky Express is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The transportation department's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued an unsatisfactory safety rating for Sky Express for violating multiple federal safety regulations for driver qualification requirements, drug and alcohol compliance, hours of service and vehicle maintenance.

In addition to the four women who died in the crash, 53 were hurt, police said.
 
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