Arrest in Hit-Run death of Carson Morris, Bajan son

Over the weekend Fayetteville Police near the US Army’s Fort Bragg arrested a local man for the April 23, 2011 hit and run death of a Barbados son serving in the US Army. 35 year-old Staff Sergeant Carson Morris was killed while riding his motorcycle. The other driver fled the scene of the accident, leaving the US Army 17 year veteran dying on the pavement.

Carson Morris was born in Barbados and joined the US Army at 18 years old. He served at US Army posts in Germany, California, Texas, South Korea and Fort Bragg, North Carolina (Home of the US Special Forces Operations) where he died. Morris was buried in Barbados on May 6, 2011.

Carson Morris is survived by his wife, Tarika; four sons, Jalen, Ephraim, Jaden and Ian Morris; his daughter, Naja; his mother, Eula O. Morris of Freehold; his father, Carson M. Morris of Freehold; his brothers, Paul Jones of Ontario, Canada, and Brian Edghill of Freehold; his sister, Sandra and husband Jeff Padmore of Boston; his sister, Signa Valerie Jones-Friday and husband Bernard Friday of Ontario; his sister, Sonia Schwartz of Freehold; his sister, Nancy Burnham of Barbados; his sister, Cherryann Brome of Barbados; his sister, Shernel Morris and husband Sye Strong of Freehold; and numerous other aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Our heartfelt condolences to Carson’s family and friends.

Further Reading

FayObserver.com: Fayetteville man arrested in hit-and-run accident that killed Fort Bragg soldier