Manslaughter Plea in Fatal Car Crash; Senior Robbed in Beauty Spa

The case of the horrific fatal car crash that killed husband-to-be Kirk Walker, and his cousin, Rob McLaurin, on the Henry Hudson Parkway on August 24, 2024, reached its criminal resolution with the recent announcement that Jimmy Connors, 18, pleaded guilty to two counts of Manslaughter in the Second Degree and two counts of Leaving the Scene of an Incident Without Reporting.

Connors, it will be recalled, was driving the wrong on the Henry Hudson Parkway, after a long night of alleged drinking at a Times Square night club, Nebula. Various civil cases regarding the crash filed by Kirk Walker’s fiance / widow against New York City and Nebula, remain ongoing.

Connors is expected to be sentenced to 7 1/3 years to 20 years in state prison on February 27, 2026.

“I know the families of the two victims continue to struggle with the loss of their loved ones every day,” said District Attorney Alvin Bragg. “The defendant now faces a significant state prison term for his extraordinarily reckless conduct and extensive efforts to evade accountability. I thank our prosecutors for their hard work to prevent this defendant from fleeing the country and securing this strong measure of accountability.”

As admitted in the defendant’s guilty plea, on August 24, 2024, Connors was driving his Chevy Silverado pickup truck southbound on the northbound lane on the Henry Hudson Parkway at approximately 2:25 a.m.

Connors collided head on with another vehicle being driven by Kirk Walker with Robert McLaurin in the passenger seat, who were cousins, at West 165th Street. Connors left his vehicle, which was eventually engulfed in flames. He jumped across the center median into the southbound lanes and entered the woods.

Both Walker and McLaurin were brought to hospitals and pronounced dead.

On August 25, Connors was detained at the Canadian border attempting to flee. He had cuts and bruises on his face and stomach, blood on his shirt and walked with a limp.

Bragg thanked U.S. Border Patrol Agent George DeJesus and NYPD Detectives Keith Solomon, Kevin Long and Douglas Gerber of the Collision Investigation Squad.

Senior Woman Robbed in West Harlem Beauty Spa

NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual wanted in connection with a robbery of an elderly person that occurred within the confines of the 28th Precinct. Details are as follows:

On Thursday, January 1, 2026, at approximately 12:55 p.m., an unidentified individual entered Body Work, located at 307 W. 125th Street. The individual removed a bag belonging to a 73-year-old woman and attempted to leave the establishment. The victim confronted the individual, and after a brief struggle, the individual fled in a unknown direction.

The individual is described as being a male with a dark complexion, approximately 25-30 years of age, with a medium build, short black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen a black jacket, red hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants, and white shoes.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). All calls are strictly confidential.