York County man charged with homicide by vehicle for 2022 crash

A York County man ran a red light, causing the 2022 crash in West Lampeter Township that killed a Willow Street man, according to police.

Police on Tuesday charged Ryan G. Schilling, 42, of Keener Avenue in Red Lion, with homicide by vehicle and involuntary manslaughter in connection with the crash that killed 51-year-old Brian Lee Allison.

Emergency crews responded at 12:52 a.m. Oct. 11 to a reported crash with entrapment on southbound Route 272 (Willow Street Pike) and Route 741 (Long Lane), where they found a silver 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer with heavy damage and a trapped driver, according to charging documents. The Trailblazer had collided with a tractor trailer driven by Schilling.

Dispatch records showed Schilling had placed the initial call to 911, saying he ran a stop light and a car had collided with his tractor trailer, according to charging documents.

Schilling told officers at the scene that he thought the light was green, but quickly changed his story back to he had run a red light, police said. A dash camera on Schilling’s tractor trailer showed the light was a steady red when he drove into the intersection at 32 miles per hour.

A witness account and video footage from a Turkey Hill convenience store indicated Schilling had run the red light and caused the collision.

The coroner's office later pronounced Allison dead of multiple traumatic injuries and ruled the death accidental. Schilling was not injured.

Schilling is currently free on $25,000 bail. His attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Schilling’s next hearing is scheduled for May 22.