25 years to life in prison for fatal crash that left Brooklyn couple, premature infant dead
Julio Acevedo, 46, of Brooklyn, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Williamsburg in 2013 that left a young couple and their premature infant dead.
A Brooklyn jury found Acevedo guilty in February of two counts of second-degree manslaughter and one count of criminally negligent homicide. The latter charge was related to the baby’s death.
According to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, Acevedo faced up to 15 years in prison on the top count, but because he was deemed to be a persistent felony offender, in the court’s discretion, based on his criminal history he received an enhanced sentence of 25 years to life in prison.