JUST hours before his wedding, a groom-to-be was killed by a wrong-way driver in a horrifying crash, along with his cousin.
The early Saturday morning crash came just days after another shocking wrong-way car accident left a nine-year-old boy in Long Island dead.
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On Sunday, Kirk Walker, 38, was supposed to greet his bride and fiancée Sahuntea Weaver, 40, down the aisle at their wedding in Garfield, New Jersey, according to the New York Post.
However, tragedy struck just over 24 hours before when Walker and his cousin, Rob McLaurin, 40, were celebrating his bachelor party in Manhattan.
The cousins were driving along the Henry Hudson Parkway in Harlem at around 2:20 am when their Dodge Challenger was hit head on.
The vehicle was reportedly struck by a pickup truck that was driving down the wrong side of the parkway.
Both men were killed in the crash.
Photos of the fatal accident show the Dodge Challenger completely mangled with the entire front windshield shattered.
The hood of the car can be seen crumpled up with the engine compartment exposed and crushed.
The driver of the opposite car reportedly drove off following the crash, carrying another passenger with them.
However, authorities found the passenger of the truck around 30 feet from the crash and brought the individual to a nearby hospital, police told the New York Post.
While no charges have been formally announced, Walker’s bride-to-be told the outlet that investigators said the driver left their DNA at the scene.
“The detectives looked me right in my face and said that they were going to do everything they could to get justice,” Weaver said.
“They told me the driver left his DNA on the airbags. So they have that. Also the passenger is in the hospital with broken legs and he needs to speak up.”
“Two lives were lost in a reckless car crash,” the grieving fiancée added.
“They need to pay for killing two innocent people.
He died 24 hours before our wedding. It’s devastating, and not just for me. He has three children that loved him immeasurably. They are heartbroken that their father’s been taken.
Sahuntea Weaver
“Nothing will bring him back. But we are seeking justice.”
She told the outlet that she and Walker, a father of three children, were supposed to be married at around 5 pm on Sunday.
“Our ceremony was supposed to be at 5 p.m. today — in a few hours,” Weaver said.
“He died 24 hours before our wedding. It’s devastating, and not just for me. He has three children that loved him immeasurably. They are heartbroken that their father’s been taken.”
She described her fiancée as a “generous” and “hard-working man.”
“I’m supposed to be in my wedding dress right now — not in mourning,” she said.
“I feel like this is a TV show and I’m going to wake up any minute and go back to my real life. Every hour since it happened, I’m having a different emotion take me over.”
HORROR CRASHES
What are the charges against Kerri Bedrick?
Kerri Bedrick is accused of killing her 9-year-old son in a fatal four-car crash that took place on Thursday, August 22, 2024.
On Friday, she pleaded not guilty to felony aggravated DWI and operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs.
Bedrick is due to return to court on August 29, and her charges are expected to be upgraded.
She was driving without a license at the time of the crash and was previously arrested twice for DWIs.
Prosecutors said Bedrick’s driver’s license had previously been suspended 56 times.
Just two days before, another wrong-way driver crash caused by a Long Island mother left her young son dead.
Kerri Bedrick, 32, has been accused of driving the wrong way on a highway, causing a four-car fatal crash.
Her son Eli, 9, died on her way to the hospital.
Investigators have said Bedrick was found to be under the influence of drugs while she was driving and discovered pills in her car.
During a court hearing Friday, Bedrick admitted to taking methamphetamines at 8 pm the night before.
She also said she was under the influence of alcohol.
She has pleaded not guilty to felony aggravated DWI and operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs.
