More than 100 family members and friends of two cousins, 19-year-old Travis Parham Jr. and 42-year-old Wallace Walo Morris gathered in an office park parking lot on Walnut Grove Road to pay tribute to the two men.
Both Parham Jr. and Morris were killed Friday after authorities say an off-duty Memphis Police Department officer, Antonio Marshall, 27, slammed into the driver s side of the Pontiac Bonneville driven by Parham.
Parham was attempting to turn on Walnut Grove Road when Marshall s 2019 Dodge Charger struck the vehicle with enough force to split the Pontiac into two pieces. Both Parham and Morris were ejected from the vehicle and were pronounced dead on the scene by first responders. A third vehicle was also impacted.
An off-duty MPD officer was allegedly drag racing on Walnut Grove before crashing into the victims. Author: Caitlin McCarthy Updated: 10:17 PM CDT June 28, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn.
While the Memphis Police Department has said it has upped its patrols in areas known for speeding, the family of Wallace Morris and Travis Parham Jr. said it s not enough.
Morris and Parham Jr. were killed Friday night by an off-duty MPD officer allegedly drag racing on Walnut Grove. Both were hit head-on when the officer crashed into them splitting their car in half. Travis Parham Sr., Parham Jr. s father and Morris s cousin, said the drag racing and speeding happening across the city needs to stop.