NBC10’s Siobhan McGirl reports on a deadly Thursday night hit-and-run in West Philadelphia where a 14-year-old girl was thrown down the road by a driver who didn’t stop, police said.
A driver struck and killed a teenage girl crossing the street with her mother in West Philadelphia Thursday night and then drove away, Philadelphia police said.
Dawn Watson was crossing Haverford Avenue at 66th Street with her mother around 9:35 p.m. on Sept. 26, 2024, when a dark-colored sedan hit the girl, Philadelphia police said.
The driver -- of what appeared to be a dark-colored Mercedes-Benz sedan -- was speeding eastbound on Haverford Avenue at the time and did not stop after striking the 14-year-old, Philadelphia Police Inspector Michael Gormley said.
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"The sedan knocked the girl away from her mother," Gormley said. "And, unfortunately she succumbed to her injuries."
The girl was knocked a significant distance, Gormley said. Investigators later said the car was going at a high-rate of speed.
Officials said the scene extended over an entire city block.
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The mother was distraught, investigators said.
“The mother was distraught, obviously," Gormley said. "The daughter was knocked a significant distance and the mother had a hard time locating her daughter. We found the mother hysterical a few blocks away.”
Police didn't reveal any more details about the suspected hit-and-run driver.
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