Police locate vehicle wanted in connection with fatal hit-and-run of Dawn Watson, 14

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PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Police have found a car wanted in connection with the fatal hit-and-run of 14-year-old Dawn Watson.

They say the vehicle of interest — a 2011 Mercedes Benz — was located Monday.

Watson was hit Thursday night while crossing Haverford Avenue at 66th Street with her mother. Police said the car was traveling at a high rate of speed.

Watson, who was in her first year at Cassidy Academics Plus School in Overbrook, died at the scene. Her mother wasn't injured.

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