A 55-year-old York man has been identified as the victim of a fatal single-vehicle crash that closed part of Busser Road in Manchester Township early Monday morning. Timothy Squiccimara was pronounced dead at the scene after his car left the roadway and struck a tree around 4:30 a.m.
The York County Coroner released Squiccimara’s identity following next-of-kin notification, according to FOX43. Squiccimara was traveling westbound in the 300 block of Busser Road when his vehicle went off the road, and officials said he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the impact. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:05 a.m., more than an hour after the crash, following scene documentation by emergency crews and deputy coroners.
Early reporting from WGAL first confirmed that dispatchers had called the coroner to the scene and that the number of occupants in the vehicle was initially unclear. That outlet’s live coverage showed emergency responders blocking traffic and concentrating police activity around the intersection of Busser Road and Connelly Road as the roads in the area were shut down. Northern York County Regional Police, which is investigating the crash, reminded drivers near the scene to be alert and use caution.
An Industrializing Corridor Sees Another Deadly Crash
The stretch of Busser Road where Squiccimara died sits in an area Manchester Township has designated for industrial land use, with planning documents noting increased heavy commercial truck traffic and logistics warehouse development along the corridor. It’s the same general area where, last month, 12-year-old Aiden Vasquez was killed after his e-bike collided with a vehicle near North George Street and Emig Road, a case also investigated by Northern York County Regional Police, according to a report from Patch. The two fatalities within weeks of each other have placed renewed attention on road safety in the growing township.
The Northern York County Regional Police Department provides law enforcement coverage for Manchester Township and eight other surrounding municipalities in northern York County. It was established in 1972 as Pennsylvania’s first multi-municipal police department, according to the agency’s own materials.
Seatbelt Use Remains a Secondary Offense in Pennsylvania
Squiccimara’s death comes amid a broader, mixed picture on traffic safety in Pennsylvania. Statewide traffic fatalities dropped to 1,047 in 2025, the lowest annual total PennDOT has recorded since it began keeping records in 1928, down from 1,127 in 2024 and 1,209 in 2023, per the Lock Haven Express. Yet unrestrained occupants continue to account for nearly half of all passenger vehicle fatalities nationally, and research from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration cited by the National Safety Council indicates that wearing lap and shoulder seat belts reduces the risk of fatal injury to front-seat occupants by 45 percent.
Under Pennsylvania law, seatbelt enforcement for adult drivers remains secondary, meaning officers cannot pull over a vehicle solely because an adult driver isn’t buckled in without observing a separate traffic violation. Primary seatbelt enforcement in the state only applies to drivers under 18 and child restraint systems, according to the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s code.
Investigators have not said what caused Squiccimara’s vehicle to leave the roadway, and it remains unknown whether speed, distraction, mechanical failure, or a medical emergency played a role. Toxicology results from the York County Coroner are also still pending.
