Missing Woman Seen Hitchhiking After Car Broke Down: Police

A 20-year-old Montgomery County woman who went missing Friday after her car was found abandoned on a local highway was seen hitchhiking that night, police say.

Deirdre Magolon, 20, left her home in Royersford Friday between 6:40 and 7 p.m., according to Upper Providence Police. New leads trace Magolon to Philadelphia’s Kensington section, where she was seen over the weekend, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

Her car, a 2005 black Mazda, broke down Friday evening on the end of 422 in King of Prussia just before I-76 and 202, a poster circulated by her family said. Her car was found abandoned around 7:30 p.m. Friday night, police said.

Police said she was seen hitchhiking near her disabled car on Friday night and was dropped off in the area of Rosehill and East Ontario streets, the Inquirer said.

Meanwhile, a Facebook page, Help us bring DD home, has been created. As of Tuesday afternoon, the page had more than 4,600 likes.

Magolon is described as a white female, about 120 pounds and 5-foot-4 tall with light brown hair and blue eyes.

Anyone with information about her whereabouts should call the Upper Providence Police Department at 610-933-7899.