Jun 26, 2015 1 min read

A former Burgettstown man pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated assault by vehicle and homicide by vehicle in connection with a 2013 head-on crash in Hanover Township that killed his girlfriend and severely injured a Prosperity man.

Stanley J. Reisdorf, 46, of Pittsburgh, entered into an open plea agreement before Washington County Common Pleas Judge Gary Gilman. Under an open plea agreement, Reisdorf’s sentence is up to the discretion of the judge.

Killed in the March 7, 2013, crash was Debra Strong, 55, of Burgettstown. She was pronounced dead at the scene of head and other injuries. Eric Raineri, 49, of Prosperity, who was a passenger in the other vehicle, was flown to UPMC-Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh for treatment of head and leg injuries.

Reisdorf’s vehicle was passing another vehicle in a no-passing zone on Route 18 at Log Cabin Road in Hanover Township when he collided head-on with a pickup truck driven by Curtis Warner, 28, of Hickory.

Police estimated Reisdorf was driving between 79 and 82 mph at impact while Warner was going about 10 mph. The speed limit in that area is 50 mph.

Reisdorf also pleaded guilty to three summary traffic offenses.

Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 30. Reisdorf remains free on a $50,000 unsecured bond.