WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (WABC) — There is no consolation for Shauntea Weaver.
Weaver was supposed to get married in a beautiful ceremony on Sunday – but a nightmare prevented her from walking down the aisle.
Just before 2:20 a.m. Saturday morning, according to police, a pickup truck was traveling the wrong way on Henry Hudson Parkway, heading south in the northbound lanes. Tragedy struck near 165th Street in Washington Heights when the truck collided head-on with a Dodge sedan, killing both occupants of the sedan.
The driver, Kirk Walker Jr., who was getting married – and his 40-year-old cousin.
“It feels like I’m watching a fictional TV show. It doesn’t seem real to me,” Weaver said.
Authorities said both occupants of the pickup truck fled the scene. One was caught. The driver is still at large.
What remains is a bride without a groom – and two families without consolation.
“I trust in God. I hope you suffer as I suffer,” Weaver adds.
Instead of showering the couple with best wishes for a long and happy marriage, family and friends gathered in Bergenfield, New Jersey on Sunday to offer support and condolences.
Walker Jr. has three children who are now fatherless.
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