Only charge in fatal crash outside Cole's is for falsified DMV documents

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Erie County District Attorney's office accused the driver involved in a fatal accident outside of a popular bar in July of submitting falsified documents for the window tints on his vehicle, but concluded that the tints did not contribute to the collision.

26-year-old Mohammed Tanbir of Buffalo was charged with three counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument, a Class D felony, after he allegedly falsified a doctor’s signature on forms submitted to the Department of Motor Vehicles for his window tints in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

But those are the only charges levied after the fatal incident. Family members told News 4 that Sydney Lohr, a 21-year-old college student, was leaving work at Cole's around 11 p.m. on a rainy July night when she was hit by a car while attempting to cross Elmwood Avenue.

Lohr was described as a "beautiful, brilliant, and charismatic girl with a heart of gold." She was set to become a senior at St. Lawrence University.

Tanbir is scheduled for a return appearance on April 17. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 7 years in prison.