Teenager arrested after fatal accident in Harlem that left groom-to-be dead

HARLEM – A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a man and his cousin in Harlem the day before his wedding.

Shauntea Weaver, 40, told The Post that her groom-to-be, Kirk Walker, 38, and his cousin, Rob McLaurin, 40, were killed in the accident in Harlem near West 165th Street.

Walker, a father of three from Manhattan, was reportedly celebrating his bachelor party before his wedding.

“Our ceremony was supposed to be at 5 p.m. today – in a few hours,” Weaver told the Post. “He died 24 hours before our wedding. This is devastating, and not just for me. He has three children who loved him immeasurably. They are deeply saddened that their father has been taken from them.”

According to police, the couple's Dodge Challenger was hit head-on at around 2:20 a.m. by the teenager, who was driving his pickup truck on the wrong side of the highway.

The accident occurred Saturday morning on Henry Hudson Parkway in Harlem, the NYPD said. (FNTV)

At the time, the Post reported that the driver of the pickup truck – as well as the passenger – drove off after the accident, but the police caught up with the passenger about ten meters from the accident scene.

“Ever since it happened, I’ve had a different feeling every hour,” Weaver told The Post.

The accident occurred Saturday morning on Henry Hudson Parkway in Harlem, the NYPD said. (FNTV)

The teenager, whose name was not released, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, negligent homicide and hit-and-run.

Police say the investigation is still ongoing.