Driver in Bus Crash Sentenced to One Year in Prison

A bus driver who was drunk at the wheel when he crashed a bus carrying five students into a Syosset home will serve one year in prison, according to the Nassau District Attorney's office.

Frederick Flowers, 67, of Massapequa Park, pleaded guilty to charges and was sentenced Monday to one year in prison, said the DA's office. Flowers admitted to Leandra's Law violations, DWI, reckless endangerment in the second degree, and endangering the welfare of a child.

In an incident Nassau detectives called "appalling," Flowers had been drunk at the wheel when he reportedly drove a bus into a Teibrook Avenue home at about 3:20 p.m. Oct. 4.

Five children between the ages of 5 and 9 were on board at the time of the incident. None of the children were injured, according to reports.

Flowers sustained non-life threatening injuries. Though his blood alcohol content was not reported, police confirmed Flowers was intoxicated at the time of the incident.