Merritt Dudas will have a formal arraignment in January.
The vehicle hit the tree so hard on Tuesday that its engine dismantled and landed across the road, according to police.
The Monday crash occurred around 5:40 p.m. in the westbound lane near Sanatoga.
Police are searching for a two-tone red Ford Explorer that reportedly crashed into a Schwenksville Road home.
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Cyrus Cross, of Harmon Court, is also ordered to pay nearly $10,000 in restitution to a Lower Merion homeowner.
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A residence in Audubon Ridge burned twice in one day.
A vehicle was broken into and unattended tools were stolen from a parking lot.
Between July 2012 and June 2013, Stephanie Kligge allegedly used the money for her own personal use, draining the account of Emmanuel Evangelical Congregational Church.
Carly Stevenson, 27, is accused of providing the heroin that killed her boyfriend, 19-year-old Brandon Cron.
The massive pile-up snarled traffic on the turnpike for hours Sunday.
When four North Penn High School students walked into the woods near the school the morning of Dec. 5, school security suspected cigarette use, police said.
Mark Woodward, 74, died after his vehicle struck a tree in Salford Township.
The 38-year-old Douglassville woman was stopped in Limerick Township.
There were reports of other vehicle collisions in the region.
State police urged Pennsylvanians to be suspicious of calls demanding money, saying any call asking for money to be wired is a "dead giveaway" the call is a scam.
Clifton Hall, 26, was allegedly traveling with a gun and drug paraphernalia.
The woman punched a Norristown man, who was in police custody, in front of officers.
The crash was one of two within ten minutes in Limerick Township Tuesday night.
"A teacher who is accessing child pornography is a recipe for disaster," said Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan
Merritt Dudas was scheduled in court before December.
Tyler Hartner, 18, was allegedly found with stolen goods in his vehicle when he was stopped for a minor traffic violation.
A Montgomery County grand jury alleges former Montgomery County GOP Chairman Robert Kerns drugged and raped an employee. District Attorney urged any other alleged victims to come forward.
Robert J. Kerns resigned his post as leader of the Republican Party in Montgomery County after a sex assault investigation was reported.
Justin Matthew Jackson, 19, admitted that he was driving under the influence when he struck and killed Merinda R. Thompson, of Royersford.
Merritt Dudas, of Collegeville, is accused of killing former friend Drew Ferguson.
A Harleysville woman was arrested for DUI after being stopped by Graterford Prison Security, Pennsylvania State Police.
A Tuesday morning fire on Hauck Road was reportedly started when a resident was trying to melt tar.
Merritt Dudas, 24, allegedly killed Drew Ferguson in Malvern on Friday.
A 15-year-old Schwenksville boy allegedly bit a 16-year-old Schwenksville girl.
Accused two-time Phoenixville Bank robber duped friends into giving him a ride from Royersford to his second heist, police say.
The number of fatal crashes in Pennsylvania involving alcohol impairment also increased.
A 40-year-old man reportedly surrendered after pouring gasoline in his residence and threatening to harm himself.