A Berks County man has been charged with murder in connection with a crash that killed a Schuylkill County man in August.

Luke Austin Thomason, 27, of South Heidelberg Township, was arrested for his alleged role in the crash in Heidelberg Township that resulted in the death of Brian Strubhar, 57, of Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, South Heidelberg police said Tuesday.

Thomason was charged with vehicular homicide, recklessly endangering another person, reckless driving resulting in death, reckless driving and related offenses.

He was taken to the Berks County Central Processing Center to await hearing.

According to police investigation:

At approximately 4:35 p.m., Aug. 29, Thomason was traveling eastbound on Penn Avenue at a high rate of speed and failed to stop at the red traffic signal at Big Spring Road.

At the same time, the northbound lanes of Big Spring Road received a green traffic light. A vehicle driven by Strubhar entered the intersection, where Thomason struck him.

Strubhar was pronounced dead at 4:53 p.m. by a medical examiner who assisted at the scene, according to the Berks County coroner’s office.

South Heidelberg police were assisted in the investigation by Pennsylvania State Police and the Berks County District Attorney’s Office.