Sirayiah Parson,Kevin Eugene Waggoner Obituary, Death; – Several families are struggling to cope following a tragic motorcycle accident that resulted in the deaths of two individuals, including a child, and left another injured. Eyewitnesses reported that the motorcycle was traveling on a sidewalk when it collided with several children, leading to the death of an 8-year-old girl outside a baby shower.
The deceased child was the daughter of the event’s caterer. Tiffany Washington recounted the harrowing moment, stating, ‘I saw my two-year-old being lifted off the ground, and he was unharmed. I noticed a man on the ground, and my baby girl was lying there, seemingly asleep, with blood coming from her head.’ Dallas Police responded to the incident on Saturday evening around 6 p.m. in the 3200 block of Lancaster Rd. in Oak Cliff.
The young girl, identified as Sirayiah Parson, was pronounced dead at the scene, while another child, aged 7, was transported to the hospital in critical condition. The motorcyclist, identified as Kevin Eugene Waggoner, also died at the scene, according to the medical examiner’s office. Preliminary investigations by the Dallas Police indicated that the motorcyclist lost control and crashed into two children.
Shondrelle Henderson, who was preparing for her baby shower themed ‘We can barely wait,’ adorned with bears, balloons, and greenery, described the day as one of excitement as guests began to arrive early. The venue was adjacent to a large vacant parking lot that led to another road. Henderson recounted a guest informing her about a motorcyclist performing stunts outside, stating, ‘She was alerting me to the fact that he was outside doing burnouts, creating a significant amount of smoke, which was noticeable with the door open. It was quite cloudy.’
She continued, ‘When I stepped outside, he was already speeding, and I estimate he was going at least 80 miles per hour up the street towards a store named DD’s on the motorcycle. I thought to myself, ‘Well, he’s just getting his bike and leaving.’ I then returned inside to continue conversing with my guests, while the children remained outside.
The kids are outside in front of the storefront, right in front of the venue, playing. It wasn’t even a matter of three minutes. When I turned around, I could just hear ‘boom’ and see things flying towards the window,” said Henderson.
Multiple children were outside on the sidewalk as adults brought gifts and finished preparing the party, according to Henderson.
“We immediately ran outside. Soon as I opened the door, the motorcycle is, he was laying right here by the door. It was a young, a little baby laying on the floor. She was passed and then my niece was thrown up against the wall,” she explained.
“And to open the door and see these kids, that was the most devastating,” cried Henderson. Her 7-year-old niece, Bentley, was severely injured and is in the hospital with a broken femur, fractured skull, drainage from her spine and other injuries, according to the aunt. They’re now trying to navigate the upcoming medical bills and set up a GoFundMe account.
Police have not said if the motorcyclist was a customer or worked as a mechanic next door to the venue, but Henderson believes the bike shop is the reason he was in the area.
“So that’s what confused me on when he came back around, why did he come down the sidewalk, and not back through the parking lot where he initially came? You know? Because the parking lot space is real big. It’s like this field over here, he had a lot of open space, he could have just rammed it up and down if that was the case,” expressed Henderson.
“She came to help me with the baby shower, and her baby lost her life,” said Henderson
“Those children were innocent. They were exactly where they were supposed to be. They weren’t out of order at all,” said Henderson. As for the girl who died, Henderson couldn’t help but cry and feel sorrow for the family.
“My heart extremely goes out to the young lady who lost that baby as well, it was just a tragic event, tragic,” said Henderson. “She was the caterer for me, that’s what she was there for, she came to cater for me, for my baby shower, and then to have to leave without.. it’s just awful.”
“God wanted my baby,” said the mother of the girl killed
As Tiffany Washington sits on a couch, wearing sunglasses and surrounded by family and friends, it’s hard not to sense the pain she’s experiencing. “She was perfect,” said Washington about her daughter, Sirayiah.
Family and friends described the 8-year-old as a strong, smart, sassy, tough and hard-working little girl. Washington said they continued to brag to family members about her daughter’s good grades, awards and athletic abilities.
“Best second-grade athlete. She’s the fourth leg on the track team, brought her team to first place,” said Washington. “She had just started running track, she had found a purpose, but you know, I guess the world wasn’t ready for my baby girl.”
Washington was paid to provide food for the baby shower and she said she actually arrived early that day. “I’m never early. That was strange. I’m never early for nothing,” she reflected.
“The baby shower had yet to start. There were some gifts on the inside, some on the outside, some bringing gifts on the inside. The kids were inside and outside. I went in to check on the food. The wings had too much water in them, so I was cleaning up the water on the counter. Then I heard the motorcycle, and I heard a loud noise. The people on the inside said, ‘The kids.’ They ran outside when I saw them. I saw my two-year-old getting picked up off the ground, and he was OK. I saw a man on the ground, and I saw my baby girl on the ground asleep with blood coming from her head,” described Henderson. Henderson’s significant other was outside in the car parked in front of where the crash happened and along with some others, witnessed the horrific situation.
“My two-year-old was right next her, it could’ve been, it could’ve been two, but God wanted my baby. He didn’t want, he didn’t want Cash,” explained Henderson. She said her village, of family and friends, is helping her get through this. So is her faith.
“If I didn’t believe in God, I don’t know where I’d be. That’s my baby girl,” said Washington Henderson said their family remains in disbelief about what happened, and said it’s unreal. “All I can continue to do is pray, and take it day-by-day, well really second by second, at any time anything can happen,” said Henderson.
