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Tour Bus Driver Indicted on Homicide Charges in Deadly Crash that Killed 5 People
Bin Shao faces 10 charges after a bus crash killed five and injured dozens on I-90; no impairment found, distraction by a rolling water bottle is considered a factor.
- On Friday, a grand jury indictment was unsealed charging Bin Shao, 56, with five counts of second-degree manslaughter and five counts of criminally negligent homicide, and he was arraigned that day in Genesee County Court.
- On August 22, 2025, the tour bus returning from Niagara Falls overturned on eastbound I-90 near Pembroke, Genesee County, with 54 people on board.
- First responders reported the bus left the travel lanes, entered the median, reentered lanes, turned counterclockwise, and rolled onto its right side, injuring the driver and 48 passengers.
- Finnell added `I can't talk about the specifics of the prosecution's case and the proof we have now,` and said manslaughter could carry 5–15 years, while negligent homicide 1 1/3 to 4 years if convicted.
- A grand jury handed up a sealed indictment in late January and Shao wasn't arrested until authorities detained him in Putnam Valley after several days of surveillance, following a months-long investigation.
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