Hynes adds manslaughter to Acevedo charges

March 19, 2013 From Kings County District Attorney's Office

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Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes on Tuesday announced that charges in the indictment of Julio Acevedo, 44, have been increased to Manslaughter in the Second Degree in connection with the well-publicized death of a Hasidic couple.

Previously indicted for the crime of leaving the scene of an accident, Acevedo has now faces harsher charges. “While we knew it was a snowy evening and the defendant was speeding, our investigation has developed additional information concerning the nature of Mr. Acevedo’s conduct leading up to the fatal crash,” said Hynes.

The investigation revealed that Acevedo was traveling 69.1 miles per hour, more than twice the legal speed limit, and that witnesses, including firefighters and another civilian driver, described Acevedo speeding and passing cars recklessly immediately prior to the incident.

As Acevedo passed the fire truck and the civilian car, the witnesses heard Acevedo’s car accelerate and watched the car increase its speed. As Acevedo’s car passed the civilian’s car, it rounded a curve at a high speed and immediately slammed into the car carrying the victims, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

Acevedo is charged with driving nearly 70 mph down Kent Avenue on March 3, and striking a livery car, killing Nathan Glauber, 21, and his pregnant wife Raizy, 21. Their son, who was successfully delivered prematurely, died the next day.

Acevedo was arrested March 7, in Pennsylvania. He was indicted March 12, on charges of Leaving the Scene of an Incident Without Reporting Where Death Results.