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Driver in Thruway Bus Crash Sentenced to Probation, Community Service
Bin Shao was sentenced to six months in prison and five years of probation after pleading guilty to five counts of criminally negligent homicide.
- On Wednesday, Judge Melissa Lightcap Cianfrini sentenced Bin Shao to six months in jail and five years of probation for the fatal August 2025 tour bus crash. Having already served seven months, Shao will be released from Genesee County Jail.
- Shao lost control of the M&Y Tour Inc. bus on the New York State Thruway in Pembroke on August 22, 2025, when he took his eyes off the road to move a water bottle that had rolled under the brake pedal.
- Five passengers died and 47 others were hospitalized from the 54 people onboard. Victims included Shankar Kumar Jha, Pinki Changrani, Jian Mingli, Zhang Xiaolan, and Xie Hongzhuo.
- During his sentencing, Shao apologized to families, stating, "From the bottom of my heart, I deeply apologize to the families." Passengers Zakir Hossain and Mohammed Rahman filed lawsuits against Shao and M&Y Tour Inc. after he pleaded guilty to five counts of criminally negligent homicide.
- Investigators found eight passengers reported the driver failed to conduct a pre-trip safety briefing. Police found no evidence Shao was impaired or that the bus suffered mechanical failure, though manslaughter charges were later dropped.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The driver in the I-90 tour bus crash that killed five people and injured dozens more will avoid further jail time. Bin Shao was the driver of the bus that crashed on the Thruway on Aug. 22, 2025 while the bus was traveling from Niagara Falls to New York City. He [...]
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WSTMTour bus driver avoids further jail time for fatal crash on NYS Thruway in Genesee County
The driver of a tour bus that crashed on the New York State Thruway in Genesee County last summer, killing five people and injuring dozens of others, avoided any further jail time after his sentencing Wednesday.
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