Philadelphia authorities have identified a vehicle implicated in the fatal hit-and-run that claimed the life of 14-year-old Dawn Watson, who was struck by a speeding car last thursday near the intersection of 66th Street and Haverford Avenue as she and her mother were returning from a grocery trip. The announcement came yesterday after the police located a damaged 2011 Mercedes Benz E350 beneath a tarp and car cover within mere blocks of the crime scene, as reported by FOX 29 News.
While the details regarding the suspected driver remain elusive, the discovery of the vehicle followed a tip-off, the Philadelphia Police had earlier characterized the incident as having a force so mighty that Dawn was hurled multiple feet down the street, in a crash that spanned an entire city block, the gravity of the situation intensified as Dawn's mother, found in a state of hysteria blocks away struggled to digest the harrowing occurrence of her daughter's life being severed so abruptly, according to NBC Philadelphia.
The tragedy has invoked a response from the community as a small memorial sprung up near the site of the incident; Dawn was recognized as a beloved first-year student at the nearby Lewis C. Cassidy School, her presence and potential now a memory for her peers and educators as noted by the school's principal in a statement released following the devastating loss, Despite the recovery of the vehicle, the driver's identity is yet to be disclosed, the Philadelphia police continue to appeal for public assistance, urging anyone with information to connect through their tip lineas, as covered by 6ABC.
