West Philadelphia, PA : 14-year-old girl fatally struck in West Philly hit-and-run on Thursday, 26th September 2024

Philadelphia Police have now identified the 14-year-old girl killed in a hit-and-run in West Philadelphia on Thursday night.

Police said just after 9:30 p.m., Dawn Watson was hit by a driver traveling at a high rate of speed while crossing Haverford Avenue near 66th Street with her mother.

"They were coming back from the store apparently. They had some groceries in their hand, and they were trying to cross in the crosswalk here when the vehicle struck the little girl," said PPD Inspector Michael Gormley.

The mother was not injured. The driver did not stop. Gormley said there weren't any witnesses of the incident besides the 14-year-old's mother, who was distraught following the crash.

Surveillance video obtained by CBS News Philadelphia shows the moment the driver hit the young girl and kept driving.


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