Overview
- New York State Police arrested 56-year-old Bin Shao of Flushing this week on five counts of second-degree manslaughter and five counts of criminally negligent homicide.
- He was arraigned Friday in Genesee County, pleaded not guilty, and is being held on $100,000 cash bail, $200,000 bond, or a $400,000 partially secured bond, with a March 9 discovery conference scheduled.
- Genesee County District Attorney Kevin T. Finnell said there is no evidence of alcohol or drug impairment and that the charges arise from Shao’s decisions and actions while operating the bus.
- The crash occurred Aug. 22, 2025, on I-90 in Pembroke as a 2005 Van Hool coach owned by M&Y Tour Inc. returned to New York City from Niagara Falls with 54 people aboard, resulting in five deaths and dozens of injuries.
- Victims were identified as Shankar Kumar Jha, Pinki Changrani, Xie Hongzhuo, Zhang Xiaolan, and Jian Mingli, with passengers spanning seven countries and more than 300 responders handling a large multi-hospital emergency response.