Groom-to-Be Killed in Tragic Wrong-Way Crash Just One Day Before Wedding
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Tragedy struck in Manhattan on Saturday when a wrong-way crash claimed the life of Kirk Walker, a 38-year-old groom-to-be, just one day before his wedding. According to the New York Post, Mr. Walker and his cousin, Rob McLaurin, 40, were celebrating his bachelor party when their car was hit head-on by a pickup truck traveling in the wrong direction.
Both men were rushed to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, where they were tragically pronounced dead. Authorities report that the driver responsible for the crash fled the scene on foot and has not yet been apprehended. A passenger in the vehicle was also taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of their injuries.
Mr. Walker, a devoted father of three, was eagerly anticipating his special day. Instead, his heartbroken fiancée, Shauntea Weaver, is left to face unimaginable grief on what should have been the happiest day of their lives.
“I’m supposed to be in my wedding dress right now — not in mourning. 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,” Ms. Weaver told the Daily Mail. The couple had planned to tie the knot in a grand ceremony at the Royal Manor wedding venue in Garfield, New Jersey.
“Our ceremony was supposed to be at 5:00 p.m. today — in a few hours. He died 24 hours before our wedding. It’s devastating, and not just for me. He has three children who loved him immeasurably. They are heartbroken that their father’s been taken. He was such a generous, hard-working man.
He had a heart of gold and would do anything for anybody,” Ms. Weaver added. Mr. Walker and Ms. Weaver had built a successful car rental business together, a testament to his dedication and hard work. Now, in the wake of this senseless tragedy, Ms. Weaver’s focus has shifted to seeking justice for her fiancé.
“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,” she said. “They need to pay for killing two innocent people.
Nothing will bring him back, but we are seeking justice.” The search continues for the driver responsible for this devastating incident, as the family and loved ones of Kirk Walker seek answers and justice during this heartbreaking time.
