Vehicular homicide and other adult charges stemming from a fatal car crash last year along Route 87 have been dropped against a Reading County teen accused of causing the wreck, PennLive.com reported.

In December 2024, Stephen Andrew Yuhasz, 18, of Reading, was charged with one count each of homicide by vehicle, murder of the third degree, two count of aggravated assault by vehicle, three counts of recklessly endangering another person and several summary offenses for allegedly causing the July 6 crash that claimed the life of Kathleen McFadden, 65, along Route 87 in Upper Fairfield Township.

Yuhasz was 17-years-old at the time of the incident.

Finding that Yuhasz’s action did not constitute malice, the third degree murder charge was later dismissed by District Judge Gary Whiteman, following a preliminary hearing held Jan. 30.

The remaining charges do not rise to a level allowing their filing through the adult court system, a fact that was acknowledged by Marino during Monday’s hearing PennLive.com said.

Lycoming County District Attorney Tom Marino intends to refile charges against Yuhasz in juvenile court, according to PennLive.