Photo by James Short.
Simple assault with a weapon and illegal racing and speeding offenses were withdrawn in October.
The 19-year-old who sent a Towamencin Township Police officer to the hospital after allegedly slamming his Ford F250 pickup into the side of a police SUV at 79 mph this summer heads to arraignment in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court on a misdemeanor reckless endangerment charge.
A misdemeanor charge of simple assault with a weapon was withdrawn against Cameron Michael Allen, of the 900 block of Harcourt Lane, at an October preliminary hearing. Additionally, summary offenses of illegal racing, exceeding the speed limit by 45 mph, and failure to stop at a red light were also withdrawn, according to court documents. A summary charge of reckless driving was held for county court.
On May 18, at 7:13 p.m., Towamencin Police responded to the intersection for a report of an accident involving Officer Konig, who was driving a police SUV west on Quarry Road to a non-emergency medical call, police said.
Upon arrival, police found Konig’s SUV heavily damaged on the driver’s side door in the middle of the intersection; a 2019 white Ford F250 pickup with heavy front-end damage was also at the scene, police said.
Konig was able to exit his SUV on the passenger side and was found sitting on the curb, but was not seriously injured, according to reports.
By James Short 
By James Short
Seconds later, VMSC Emergency Medical Services arrived and evaluated Konig and he was taken to Grand View Hospital for treatment, per the complaint.
Konig suffered a possible concussion and several abrasions and lacerations, with pain in his shoulder, back and pelvis, police said.
Police made contact at the scene with Allen, who had redness on his forearm caused by airbag deployment, but was uninjured, according to the affidavit.
Allen told police he was driving north on Forty Foot Road – posted for 35 mph – at 70 mph, per the affidavit, and claimed he hit his brakes about 300 feet before the intersection. However, the truck continued to slide into the intersection, striking Konig’s police vehicle. Police said the roadway was wet due to rain.
Witnesses told police Konig had a green light at the time of the crash, per the complaint.
With the assistance of Hatfield Police, Towamencin investigators could not locate any pre- or post-impact tire or road marks, according to charging documents.
Police said Allen’s truck had larger-than-normal wheels that extended beyond the body line of the truck, and there was no visible damage or defects of the brakes. Furthermore, there was no fluid leaking near any of the wheels, police said, and everything showed police that the trucks was functional.
During the investigation at the scene, police received notification that this news organization had posted an article about the crash and a photograph, per the affidavit. Upon viewing the article, police recognized the truck from an earlier incident at 7:05 p.m., police said.
At that time, police saw Allen’s truck south on Forty Foot Road while being photographed by another vehicle, per the complaint. The photographer was hanging out of the vehicle while doing so, police said. Authorities concluded that Allen was headed to the Royal Farms on Sumneytown Pike at Towamencin Avenue, police said.
Police said a passenger in Allen’s truck told them that Allen started to brake “near the red brick house,” which ended up being 1153 Forty Foot Road, about 395 feet away from impact.
According to data collection, police said Allen had five seconds to brake for the red light and four seconds for the yellow light.
Using the truck’s advanced infotainment system records, police were able to verify that Allen drove from Cabela’s in Hamburg at 6 p.m. on Route 61 to Route 78, and then to Route 309 South, police said. While on Route 78, police allege Allen drove at a maximum of 105 mph, and up to 90 mph on Route 309 South in Quakertown.
Data showed Allen left Royal Farms at 7:11 p.m., and by the time he gets to Walgreens, he accelerates rapidly, police said.
Within eight seconds, Allen’s truck went from 54 mph to 86 mph in the 35 mph zone of Forty Foot Road, according to investigators. By 1111 Forty Foot Road, the truck was at 79 mph, which was 200 feet prior to impact, police said.
Allen was released on his own recognizance in October. He is represented by attorney Adam Zucker.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
