YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– The driver from a deadly York County crash in August has been charged after State Police say they were speeding, causing them to lose control before the head-on collision.

Charges were filed by State Police in York on Wednesday against Timothy McNamer, 20, of Delta, for the early morning crash on Aug. 3 in Hopewell Township that killed Matthew Thompson, 55 of Stewartstown, court documents state.

According to State Police, McNamer, who was driving an orange Jeep Cherokee, crashed head-on into Thompson, the driver of a silver Honda Accord, on Woolen Mill Road before 5:20 a.m.

McNamer, State Police say, was traveling at a high rate of speed when he tried to take a turn, entered the other lane, and crashed into Thompson.

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The crash investigation discovered McNamer was allegedly going 65 mph in a posted 45 mph zone with a cautionary speed limit of 35 mph for the turn.

“McNamer’s reckless speed of 20 mph over the posted speed limit while negotiating a curve in the roadway caused him to lose control of his Jeep and travel into the oncoming southbound lane effectively blocking the travel path of the Honda operated by Thompson,” the investigating Trooper wrote in the criminal complaint.

Thompson was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. According to the complaint, both vehicles were badly damaged in the crash, the Jeep was on its roof in a grassy yard on a property.

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In an interview with State Police, McNamer allegedly admitted he was going about 60 mph before the crash and that he did not fall asleep or lose consciousness while driving, State Police say.

McNamer faces a felony charge of homicide by vehicle and multiple summary charges of traffic violations.

McNamer is currently out on unsecured bail set at $25,000 and has a preliminary hearing scheduled for May 21.

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