The impact happened so suddenly and with such force that **Rajani O’Brien Parris**, just 29 years old, likely had no chance to protect himself or step out of the vehicle’s path when he was struck on Four Square Road late on the night of November 11. The quiet stretch of roadway in St. Philip, usually calm at that hour, became the site of a devastating tragedy that has left his family and community in deep shock.
Emergency responders were dispatched at approximately 11:20 p.m. after callers reported a man lying unresponsive on the road. When police and medical personnel arrived, they found Parris motionless, suffering from catastrophic injuries consistent with a high-impact collision. Despite immediate efforts to assess his condition, a medical
doctor was summoned to the scene and formally pronounced him dead right where he fell. The severity of his injuries made it clear that nothing could have been done to save him in those final moments.According to the initial investigation, Parris had been walking along Four Square Road when a vehicle traveling in the direction of St. Patrick’s struck him.
The driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with authorities as police work to reconstruct the moments leading up to the collision. Officers are examining lighting conditions, vehicle speed, roadway visibility, and Parris’s position on the road at the time of impact to determine what factors contributed to the fatal crash.
As word spread, relatives and friends of Rajani O’Brien Parris gathered in grief, remembering him as a bright, kind, and deeply loved young man whose life was cut tragically short. The investigation remains ongoing, and police are urging anyone who may have witnessed the incident or seen Parris walking earlier that night to come forward. For now, a family mourns, a community reflects, and authorities continue searching for answers in the wake of an unimaginable loss.
