May 6, 2016 2 min read

A Charleroi man pleaded guilty Friday to involuntary manslaughter and other charges stemming from a 2015 crash in South Strabane Township that killed a North Strabane man.

Bryan D. Anthony, 37, of Shady Avenue, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault by vehicle, disregarding a traffic lane, driving over a divider and speeding in a four-vehicle accident Feb. 22, 2015. The accident occured on Interstate 70 near the south junction with Interstate 79 that killed Brian L. Anselmino, 45.

Anthony declined comment following an afternoon court appearance before Washington County Judge Michael J. Lucas, who scheduled sentencing on the charges for June 8.

“Our son will never be replaced,” said Brian Anselmino’s father, Larry Anselmino, 79, of New Eagle, who came to the courthouse with several family members for Anthony’s appearance.

“Our son was worth a million dollars.”

Anselmino had been a standout basketball player at Ringgold High School and Duquesne University. He also was a coach of youth sports. For several years, he was a volunteer and later assistant boys basketball coach at Canon-McMillan High School.

Anthony was driving west in the westbound lanes just before 1 p.m. when his car crossed the median and struck Anselmino’s sport utility vehicle, which rolled on its side. A state police accident reconstruction specialist put Anthony’s speed at 68 mph in the 55-mph zone.

Anselmino’s vehicle then struck an eastbound tractor-trailer, which veered across the median on the westbound side of the highway. The rig jackknifed there, blocking both lanes. A fourth vehicle drove into debris in the westbound lanes and came to rest facing eastbound in the median.

Anselmino was pronounced dead on the scene. His then-13-year-old son, Anthony Anselmino, was flown to a hospital in Pittsburgh.

Police said the drivers of the tractor-trailer and the fourth vehicle weren’t injured.

Anthony is free on $50,000 unsecured bond.