LANCASTER – A Lancaster County judge sentenced a Chester County man after he pleaded guilty to taking part in a high-speed street race that killed a Manor Township motorcyclist in 2023. 21-year-old Brandon Gentile of South Coatesville Borough will spend the first two days of his probation in Lancaster County Prison, followed by 12 months of house arrest, and then up to two months of intensive supervision for homicide by vehicle consecutive to 321 to 729 days in custody for carrying a firearm without a license. Gentile pleaded guilty to 15 offenses including homicide by vehicle, recklessly endangering another person, DUI, and other offenses. Gentile was also found to have marijuana and cocaine in his blood when he raced a motorcycle along eastbound Route 30 in Manheim Township on June 4, 2023. It led to a three-vehicle crash that killed 22-year-old Thomas Hartenstine, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses to the crash told police that the two had been racing moments before the crash occurred. Footage from PennDOT cameras showed that the two had been driving erratically across the county, reaching speeds of more than 140 mph, and unsafely passing about 60 other vehicles.
BRANDON GENTILE