Pennsylvania State Police Photo by Tony Di Domizio.
Felony charges of homicide by vehicle and accidents involving death were waived for Montgomery County Common Pleas Court this month by an 18-year-old Telford man accused of driving the car that killed Noah Cecil, 15, a Souderton Area High School student and fleeing the scene.
Logan Freed, who is free on $100,000 unsecured bond, waived all charges, including misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person and summary offenses of failing to stop and render aid, speeding, failure to use a seat belt, reckless driving and failure to drive in his lane for arraignment in county court at a June 12 preliminary hearing.
Freed turned himself in to Pennsylvania State Police in May for his alleged role in the fatal collision in Salford Township, in which Cecil was a passenger.
On April 24, 2025, shortly after 2:57 a.m., troopers responded to Whites Mill Road between Reeler Road and Badman Road in Salford Township for a fatal crash.
Police said Freed was allegedly speeding in a Kia Sorrento southbound on Whites Mill Road, when the car hit an object and overturned onto its roof.
Cecil, was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the car, police said.
Freed, a member of the Souderton High School Class of 2025, fled the scene of the crash, police allege, and did not report the accident to authorities.
Troopers were notified of the crash by an automated signal from the Kia relating the vehicle had crashed at the location.
According to Montgomery County emergency dispatch, a female was heard on the 911 call stating she was OK and sounds of a door opening were heard on the line.
Noah Cecil, 15, of Telford. (Credit: Suess Funeral Home)According to his obituary, Cecil enjoyed listening to “LittleTjay,” playing video games, watching his favorite football team, the San Francisco 49ers, dancing, playing basketball and had a love for cats and bears.
In addition to his parents, Cecil was survived by his siblings Nicole Maucher of New York, Crystal Cecil of Georgia, Engelica Cecil of New Jersey, Anthony Matusek, and Ava Matusek of Telford, PA and Gavin Cecil of Telford, PA. He is also survived by his maternal grandmother Rosemary Maucher of Colonia, New Jersey and Peggy Hoagland of Bedford, PA.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations in Cecil's name be made to the Tully Fund, c/o Telford Veterinary Hospital, 78 Souderton Hatfield Pike, Souderton, PA 18964.
Freed is set to be arraigned in county court on July 23. No attorney information is available on online court dockets.
“Charges waived for court” is a legal phrase used in Pennsylvania and a few other states. It does not mean the charges are dropped; the defendant chose not to challenge the charges at the Magisterial District Court level, and the case is officially advancing to the county-level court.
The defendant agrees that there is enough evidence to move the case forward — without making the prosecution prove it at a preliminary hearing, thus giving up their right to such a hearing. The charges are being “waived” or moved up to the Court of Common Pleas for further proceedings. Often, waiving a preliminary hearing is part of a negotiated deal or a legal strategy.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
