Teen accused of killing groom-to-be in wrong-way crash in NYC, police say
NEW YORK (PIX11) -- A 17-year-old was arrested and faces multiple charges in connection with the death of a groom-to-be a day before his wedding, police say.
The teen was taken into custody just before midnight on Friday and was charged with second degree vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death.
Kirk Walker, 38, and his cousin Rob McLaurin, 40, were killed in a wrong way crash on the Henry Hudson Parkway on Aug. 24, just a day before Walker's wedding in New Jersey, officials previously reported.
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