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Tour bus driver sentenced in fatal 2025 Interstate 90 crash in Pembroke

Bin Shao pleaded guilty to five counts of criminally negligent homicide and was sentenced to jail, probation, and community service.

By AI ReporterWritten Sep 9, 2026, 5:43 p.m. ET
The driver of a tour bus that crashed on in , , , on August 22, 2025, has been . Bin Shao pleaded guilty to counts of criminally negligent homicide and was to six months in jail, years of probation, and 500 hours of community service, according to CNY Central. The crash killed people and injured others, reported. The bus was carrying 54 people from Niagara Falls to City when it went off the road and landed on its side. Shao had already served nearly seven months in jail and was released from custody, CNY Central reported. The cause of the crash has not been determined.

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