A groom about to get married and his cousin dies after a wrongful accident in Manhattan

The groom and his cousin lost their lives one day before the planned wedding, after a A wrong-way accident on Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan.

The victim, identified as Kirk Walker38 years old, He planned to marry his girlfriend at the Royal Manor in Garfield, New Jersey.Sunday, but a man behind the wheel of the out of control truck crashed into the car he was in, killing him and his cousin..

A walker He was excited about the wedding, said the mother of Walker’s cousin Robert McLaurin, 40, who died in the crash..

“I was excited. I was very happy. I asked him, ‘Are you ready, son?’… because I call him my son. And he said, Yes, Master.’ And he said, ‘I’m very happy.’ He said, ‘I’m happy,'” he said, “I don’t understand that. Don’t know. “I’m like in a dream and I hope I wake up and it’s over.”

Walker and his cousin, McLaurinfrom North Carolina, They were heading to downtown New York on the freeway when the driver of the oncoming pickup truck collided with their Dodge Challenger. near W. 154th St. about 2:30 a.m. Saturday, officials said.

The subject who was traveling in the opposite direction fled the wrecked truck, leaving a 22-year-old passenger behind. when one of the vehicles caught fire.

Two other vehicles were damaged in the accident, police said.

“Our hearts here at the wedding venue certainly go out to you both. … it’s a tragedy, and right now our thoughts and prayers are with them,” said a representative for the wedding venue. “They warned us [ayer]. “It’s a real tragedy. “.

“It’s very personal,” he said. “We worked with them in the design process and have nothing but good things to say about them“.

Officers were questioning the passenger who was left alone in the van, but on Sunday they had not caught the driver.

McLaurin’s mother said the entire family came from North Carolina to attend the wedding. and that he received information from his daughter about the accident.

She described her son as “a good man.”

“He said he came to this earth to serve,” he said, “and he did it well.”

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