Relative of Driver Ruduel Parham Speaks Out

A relative of Ruduel Parham, the driver of the Toyota Corolla involved in the deadly crash on the George Price Highway, has shared details about his final moments and the devastating impact on the family. According to the relative, Parham left early in the morning to travel to Melchor de Mencos, Guatemala, in search of a vehicle part. Accompanying him on the trip was his sister-in-law, identified as Aimie Hernandez.

“We got the sad call that my nephew may be in the vehicle — that it had blown up and he was dead along with the rest that had passed away,” the relative recounted. “It hurts a lot because it’s my nephew that passed away.”

Clarifying reports circulating online, the relative stressed that Parham was not a taxi driver. “He wasn’t a taxi man. I don’t know where people got that information. It wasn’t a taxi — it was a private vehicle, and he was the driver,” the family member said.

The family is still grappling with unanswered questions about how so many people ended up in the vehicle, which was only supposed to be carrying Parham and his sister-in-law. “As far as we know, it was just the two of them that went to Melchor, not the others who also passed away,” the relative explained.

Describing the emotional toll on the family, the relative said, “As you can see, it’s nothing easy. It’s very hard. We didn’t expect to lose another family member in this tragic kind of way, but such is life.”

The crash involved a Toyota Corolla, a Ford Expedition, and a motorcycle. The Toyota Corolla, carrying nine passengers, collided with the motorcycle, causing a fiery explosion that killed everyone in the car and the motorcyclist. The victims have been identified as Ruduel Parham (driver), Shailer Lopez, Abigail Bradley, Keilin Pinelo, Jaheim Inglesias, Aimie Hernandez, Dennis Williams, Jasmine Rodriguez, and Jazelle Rodriguez. Two passengers in the SUV were critically injured, while the other two sustained minor injuries.