SICKENING: Man charged with running over Williamsburg family says ‘accidents happen’
Julio Acevedo told ABC that “accidents happen,” as he described his role in a vehicular manslaughter case. Acevedo, 44, has been charged with manslaughter in the second degree for allegedly striking a car and killing a pregnant couple and their son early March 2013.
Acevedo is charged with driving nearly 70 miles per hour down Kent Avenue in Williamsburg on March 3 and striking a livery car. The accident killed Nathan Glauber, 21, his pregnant wife Raizy, 21, and their son, who was successfully delivered prematurely, but died the next day. Acevedo was arrested on March 7 in Pennsylvania.
An investigation conducted by the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office and the New York City Police Department revealed that Acevedo was traveling 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.